Acer Travelmate 7300 Service Guide
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$SSHQGL[( $SSHQGL[( 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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E-2Service Guide 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 ·...