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Appendix c – Nvidia 400 User Manual

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Appendix

C-1

Appendix C

C-1 POST CODES

POST (hex)

DESCRIPTION

CFh

Test CMOS R/W functionality.

C0h

Early chipset initialization:
- Disable shadow RAM
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
- Program basic chipset registers

C1h

Detect memory
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)

C3h

Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM

C5h

Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM.

01h

Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0

02h

Reserved

03h

Initial Superio_Early_Init switch.

04h

Reserved

05h

1.

Blank out screen

2.

Clear CMOS error flag

06h

Reserved

07h

1.

Clear 8042 interface

2.

Initialize 8042 self-test

08h

1.

Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O
chips.

2.

Enable keyboard interface.

09h

Reserved

0Ah

1.

Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).

2.

Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port &
interface swap (optional).

3.

Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.

0B-0Dh

Reserved

0Eh

Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test
fails, keep beeping the speaker.

0Fh

Reserved

10h

Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run
time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.

11h

Reserved

12h

Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.

13h

Reserved

14h

Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are
MODBINable by OEM customers.

15h

Reserved

16h

Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch.

17h

Reserved