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Acer 5517 User Manual

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Chapter 4

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8Ah

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh

Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

8Ch Initialize

floppy

controller

8Fh

Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

90h

Initialize hard-disk controllers

91h

Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

92h Jump

to

UserPatch2

93h

Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

95h

Install CD ROM for boot

96h

Clear huge ES segment register

97h

Fixup Multi Processor table

98h

1-2

Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on
checksum failure

99h

Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ah Shadow

option

ROMs

9Ch

Set up Power Management

9Dh

Initialize security engine (optional)

9Eh

Enable hardware interrupts

9Fh

Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

A0h

Set time of day

A2h Check

key

lock

A4h Initialize

Typematic

rate

A8h Erase

F2

prompt

AAh

Scan for F2 key stroke

ACh Enter

SETUP

AEh

Clear Boot flag

B0h

Check for errors

B2h

POST done - prepare to boot operating system

B4h

1

One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate

QuietBoot

(optional)

B6h

Check password (optional)

B9h Prepare

Boot

BAh Initialize

DMI

parameters

BBh

Initialize PnP Option ROMs

BCh

Clear parity checkers

BDh

Display MultiBoot menu

BEh

Clear screen (optional)

BFh

Check virus and backup reminders

C0h

Try to boot with INT 19

C1h

Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

C2h

Initialize error logging

C3h

Initialize error display function

C4h

Initialize system error handler

Code

Beeps

POST Routine Description