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Appendix II: BIOS POST Code
Code
Beeps / Description
Code
Beeps / Description
02h
Verify Real Mode
32h
Test CPU bus-clock frequency
03h
Disable Non- Maskable Interrupt
(NMI)
33h
Initialize Phoenix Dispatch
Manager
04h
Get CPU type
36h
Warm start shut down
06h
Initialize system hardware
38h
Shadow system BIOS ROM
08h
Initialize chipset with initial
POST values
3Ah
Autosize cache
09h
Set IN POST flag
3Ch
Advanced configuration of
chipset registers
0Ah
Initialize CPU registers
3Dh
Load alternate registers with
CMOS values
0Bh
Enable CPU cache
42h
Initialize interrupt vectors
0Ch
Initialize caches to initial POST
values
45h
POST device initialization
0Eh
Initialize I/O component
46h
2-1-2-3. Check ROM copyright
notice
0Fh
Initialize the local bus IDE
48h
Check video configuration
against CMOS
10h
Initialize Power Management
49h
Initialize PCI bus and devices
11h
Load alternate registers with
initial POST values
4Ah
Initialize all video adapters in
system
12h
Restore CPU control word
during warm boot
4Bh
QuietBoot start (optional)
13h
Initialize PCI Bus Mastering
devices
4Ch
Shadow video BIOS ROM
14h
Initialize keyboard controller
4Eh
Display BIOS copyright notice
16h
1-2-2-3. BIOS ROM checksum
50h
Display CPU type and speed
17h
Initialize cache before memory
autosize
51h
Initialize EISA board
18h
8254 timer initialization
52h
Test keyboard