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BIOS POST Checkpoints
BIOS POST Checkpoints E-1
This appendix lists the POST checkpoints of the notebook BIOS.
Table E-1 POST Checkpoint List
CheckpointDescription
04h
· Determines if the current booting procedure is from cold boot (press reset button or
turn the system on), from warm boot (press Ctrl +Alt +Del).
Note: At the beginning of POST, port 64 bit 2 (8042 system flag) is read to determine
whether this POST is caused by a cold or warm...

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Table E-1 POST Checkpoint List
CheckpointDescription
24h
· Tests programmable interrupt controller (8259)
· Initializes system interrupt
30h
· Enables system shadow RAM
34h
· Memory sizing
5Ah
· Changes SMBASE, copy SMI Handler.
· 
56h
· Issues 1st software SMI to communicate with PMU.
· Initializes the SMI environment.
3Fh
· Enable/Disable USB function
3Ch
· Initializes interrupt vectors
3Eh
· Set fixed CMOS setting
4Ch
· CPU clock checking
· Sets the DRAM timing in correspondent to the...

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BIOS POST Checkpoints E-3
Table E-1 POST Checkpoint List
CheckpointDescription
74h
· Serial port testing
78h
· Math coprocessor testing
7Ch
· Reset pointing device
80h
· Set security status
84h
· KB device initialization
· Set KB led upon setup requests
· Enable KB device
86h
· Issue 2nd software SMI to communicate with PMU
· Enable the use of BIOS Setup, system information. and fuel gauge
6Ch
· Tests and initializes FDD
Note: The FDD LED should flash once and its head should be positioned.
6Dh
·...

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