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Appendix B: AMI BIOS POST Diagnostics Error Messages
C h e c k
Point
Description
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I n i t i a l i z a t i o n b e f o r e s e t t i n g t h e v i d e o m o d e i s c o m p l e t e .
C o n f i g u r i n g t h e m o n o c h r o m e m o d e a n d c o l o r m o d e
settings next.
2A
B u s i n i t i a l i z a t i o n s y s t e m , s t a t i c , o u t p u t d e v i c e s w i l l b e
done next, if present.
2B
P a s s i n g c o n t r o l t o t h e v i d e o R O M t o p e r f o r m a n y
required configuration before the video ROM test.
2C
A l l n e c e s s a r y p r o c e s s i n g b e f o r e p a s s i n g c o n t r o l t o t h e
v i d e o R O M i s d o n e . L o o k i n g f o r t h e v i d e o R O M n e x t
and passing control to it.
2D
T h e v i d e o R O M h a s r e t u r n e d c o n t r o l t o B I O S P O S T .
P e r f o r m i n g a n y r e q u i r e d p r o c e s s i n g a f t e r t h e v i d e o
ROM had control.
2E
C o m p l e t e d p o s t - v i d e o R O M t e s t p r o c e s s i n g . I f t h e
E G A / V G A c o n t r o l l e r i s n o t f o u n d , p e r f o r m i n g t h e
display memory read/write test next.
2F
T h e E G A / V G A c o n t r o l l e r w a s n o t f o u n d . T h e d i s p l a y
memory read/write test is about to begin.
30
T h e d i s p l a y m e m o r y r e a d / w r i t e t e s t p a s s e d . L o o k f o r
retrace checking next.
31
T h e d i s p l a y m e m o r y r e a d / w r i t e t e s t o r r e t r a c e c h e c k i n g
f a i l e d . P e r f o r m i n g t h e a l t e r n a t e d i s p l a y m e m o r y
read/write test next.
32
T h e a l t e r n a t e d i s p l a y m e m o r y r e a d / w r i t e t e s t p a s s e d .
Looking for alternate display retrace checking next.
34
V i d e o d i s p l a y c h e c k i n g i s o v e r . S e t t i n g t h e d i s p l a y
mode next.
37
T h e d i s p l a y m o d e i s s e t . D i s p l a y i n g t h e p o w e r o n
message next.
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