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Chapter 2: Hardware information

POST Code < 0Dh >

1. Programed CPU MTRR. Measure CPU speed and save CPU speed.

2. Initialized the video, whether it is mono, color or EGA/VGA. After initialize,

shrink the VGA BIOS.

3. If no video found in this stage, beep a warning sound.

POST Code < 0Eh >

1. Set A20 on.

2. Showed HP Logo or Award Logo

3. Showed CPU type on screen.

POST Code < 14h >

1. Test 8254 Channel 2.

POST Code < 18h >

1. Test 8259 functionality.

POST Code < 30h >

1. Disabled D0/D1 command to KBC, wait for command accepted.

2. Special KBC Initialization (set KBC to PS2 mode).

3. Sizing base memory (0-640K) and extended memory starting at just over

the 1M boundary.

Will continue until fail to read what was written or come to the 3GB boundary.

POST Code < 31h >

1. Set CPU MTRR for address above 1MB.

2. Cleared base memory.

3. Build UMB structure.

4. Initialized USB.

5. Erased all of memory above 1MB if QUICK_POST is disabled.

POST Code < 32h >

1. Displayed AWARD PNP message. (Award_PnP_Msg)

2. Initialized onboard SuperIO.

a. Early IDE chip initialize.

b. Programed SuperIO chip.