User`s guide

Appendix A
7
Error Code – 06
AMI
(06)ROM is enabled. Calculating ROM BIOS checksum, and waiting for Keyboard
controller input buffer to be free. Calculating ROM BIOS c
hecksum.Video disabled
and sys
tem timer
test begin. Video disabled and system timer counting OK.
AST (06)Support chipset initialize.
Award
(06)Test memory refresh toggle;RAM must be periodically refreshed in
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order to
keep the memory from decaying.This function assures that the memory refresh
function is working properly.Initialize chips.
Chips & Tech
(06)64K RAM Failed.
Phoenix&Dell
(06)Initialize system hardware (Beep)=1
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1
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2
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3.DMA page register write/read test
in
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progress or fail.
Error Code
07
AMI
(07)ROM BIOS checksum passed.
CMOS sh
utdown regi
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ster test to be done
next.ROM BIOS checksum passed, Keyboard controller I/B free.
Going to issue the
BAT command to keyboard controller. Going to issue the BAT com-
mand to
keyboard controller.CH
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2 of 8254 initialization half way.CH
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2 of 8253
test OK
Award
(07)Verifies CMOS’s basis R/W functionality.
Test CMOS interface and battery
status; Verifies CMOS is working correctly,
detects bad battery. Setup low memory;
Early chip set initialization; Memory presence test; OEM chip set routines; Clear
low 64K of memory; Test first 64K memory; clear lower 256K of memory, enable
parity checking and test parity in lower 256K; test lower 25 If the BIOS detects
error 2C,2E,or 30(base 512K RAM error),it displays 6K memory. Set up
stack,beep.Read/write/verify
CPU registers.
Chips & Tech (07)64K RAM failed data test (Base Memory)
Error Code
08
ACER
(08)Shutdown 0.
AMI
(08)CMOS shutdown register test done. CMOS checksum calculation to be done
next. BAT command to keyboard controller is issued. Going to ve
rify the BAT
command. Going to verify the BAT command. CH-2 of timer initiali-
zation over.
CH
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2 delta count test OK
Award
(08)Setup low memory; Early chip set initialization; Memory presence test; OEM
chip set routines; Clear low 64K of memory; Test fir
st 64K memory; clear lower
256K of memory, enable parity checking and test parity in lower 256K; test lower
256K memory. Set up stack, beep. Setup interrupt vector table in lower 1K RAM
area; Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR an
d
initialize INT 00h
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1Fh according to INT_TBL. Initialize CMOS timer.
Chips & Tech
(08)Interrupt Controller bad.
Phoenix&Dell
(08)Initialize chipset registers with POST values. [Beep]= 1
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3
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1 RAM refresh
verification in
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progress or failure.
Error Code
09
AMI
(09)CMOS checksum calculation is done, CMOS diag byte written. CMOS
initialize to begin. Keyboard controller BAT result verified. Keyboard command
byte to be written next.(09)Keyboard command byte to be written next. CH-
1 of
timer initialization o
ver. CH
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1 delta count test OK.
AST
(09)Verify BIOS ROM checksum, flush external cache.
Award
(09)Program the configuration register of Cyrix CPU. OEM specific cache
initialization., Early Cache initialization; Cyrix CPU initialization; cache
initialization. Test CMOS RAM checksum; beep; also test extended storage of para-
meters in the motherboard chipset;if not warm-
booting;display the Test CMOS
RAM checksum message, if bad, or insert key pressed, load defaults if bad. Check
BIOS Checksum.
Chips & Tech
(09)Unexpected interrupt is occurring.
Phoenix&Dell
(09)Set POST flay.(Beep)=1
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1
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3
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2. 1st 64K RAM test in
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progress.
Error Code
0A
AMI
(0A)CMOS initialization done(if any). Keyboard command byte code is issued.
Going to write command byte data. Go- ing to write command byte data. CH-
0 of
timer initializa
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tion over. CH
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0 delta count test OK
Award
(0A)Initialize the first 32 interrupt vectors. Initialize INTs 33 to 120.Early Power
Management initialization. Setup interrupt vector table in lower 1K RAM
area;
Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize
INT 00h-1Fh according to INT_TBL. Initialize key-
board; Detect type of keyboard
controller(optional 8242 or 8248, with Nedadon XOR gate control); Set
NUM_LOCK status. Rese
t keyboard test keyboard controller interface to verify it
returned AAH and responded to enable/disable commands,set keyboard buffer,
enable keyboard and keyboard interrupts for normal use, beep, halt .Initialize Video
controller.
Chips & Tech
(0A)Timer
cannot interrupt.
Phoenix&Dell
(0A)Initialize CPU registers. (Beep)=1
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1
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3
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3. Perform BIOS checksum test. 1st