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Acer 3250 User Manual

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Chapter 4

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46h

2-1-2-3

Check ROM copyright notice

48h

Check video configuration against CMOS

49h

Initialize PCI bus and devices

4Ah

Initialize all video adapters in system

4Bh

QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch

Shadow video BIOS ROM

4Eh

Display BIOS copyright notice

50h

Display CPU type and speed

51h

Initialize EISA board

52h

Test keyboard

54h

Set key click if enabled

58h

2-2-3-1

Test for unexpected interrupts

59h

Initialize POST display service

5Ah

Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”

5Bh

Disable CPU cache

5Ch

Test RAM between 512 and 640 KB

60h

Test extended memory

62h

Test extended memory address lines

64h

Jump to User Patch1

66h

Configure advanced cache registers

67h

Initialize Multi Processor APIC

68h

Enable external and CPU caches

69h

Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

6Ah

Display external L2 cache size

6Bh

Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch

Display shadow-area message

6Eh

Display possible high address for UMB
recovery

70h

Display error messages

72h

Check for configuration errors

76h

Check for keyboard errors

7Ch

Set up hardware interrupt vectors

7Eh

Initialize coprocessor if present

80h

Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs

81h

Late POST device initialization

82h

Detect and install external RS232 ports

83h

Configure non-MCD IDE controllers

84h

Detect and install external parallel ports

85h

Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

86h

Re-initialize onboard I/O ports

87h

Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices
(optional)

88h

Initialize BIOS Area

89h

Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

8Ah

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh

Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

Code

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POST Routine Description