diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/car/cache_as_ram.inc b/src/cpu/amd/car/cache_as_ram.inc
index 65f7555a0e..a14c9f41f5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/car/cache_as_ram.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/car/cache_as_ram.inc
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@
 	/*for normal part %ebx already contain cpu_init_detected from fallback call */
 
 cache_as_ram_setup:
-
-	movb	$0xA0, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa0)
 
 	/* enable SSE */
 	movl %cr4, %eax
@@ -284,8 +282,7 @@ wbcache_post_fam10_setup:
 	orl	$(SYSCFG_MSR_MtrrVarDramEn | SYSCFG_MSR_MtrrFixDramEn), %eax
 	wrmsr
 
-	movb	$0xA1, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa1)
 
 	/* enable cache */
 	movl	%cr0, %eax
@@ -301,8 +298,7 @@ wbcache_post_fam10_setup:
 	jnc	CAR_FAM10_ap
 fam10_end_part1:
 
-	movb	$0xA2, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa2)
 
 	/* Read the range with lodsl*/
 	cld
@@ -320,8 +316,7 @@ fam10_end_part1:
 	movl	$(CacheBase + CacheSize - GlobalVarSize), %eax
 	movl	%eax, %esp
 
-	movb	$0xA3, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa3)
 
 	jmp	CAR_FAM10_ap_out
 CAR_FAM10_ap:
@@ -363,13 +358,11 @@ roll_cfg:
 	/* retrive init detected */
 	movl	%esi, %ebx
 
-	movb	$0xA4, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa4)
 
 CAR_FAM10_ap_out:
 
-	movb	$0xA5, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xa5)
 
 	/* disable SSE */
 	movl %cr4, %eax
@@ -386,8 +379,7 @@ CAR_FAM10_ap_out:
 	call	cache_as_ram_main
 	/* We will not go back */
 
-	movb	$0xAF, %al	/* Should never see this postcode */
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+	post_code(0xaf)		/* Should never see this postcode */
 
 fixed_mtrr_msr:
 	.long	0x250, 0x258, 0x259
diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/model_lx/cache_as_ram.inc b/src/cpu/amd/model_lx/cache_as_ram.inc
index f776a7a727..b592bc51b9 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/model_lx/cache_as_ram.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/model_lx/cache_as_ram.inc
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ leave_DCacheSetup:
 	popl	%ecx
 	cmpl	%ecx, %edx
 	je	DCacheSetupGood
-	movb	$0xC5, %al
-	outb	%al, $0x80
+
+	post_code(0xc5)
 DCacheSetupBad:
 	hlt		/* issues */
 	jmp DCacheSetupBad
diff --git a/src/cpu/via/car/cache_as_ram.inc b/src/cpu/via/car/cache_as_ram.inc
index 8bc274b381..eaa4ac9973 100644
--- a/src/cpu/via/car/cache_as_ram.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/via/car/cache_as_ram.inc
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ clear_fixed_var_mtrr_out:
 	movl	%eax, %esp
 
 #ifdef CARTEST
-testok:	movb $0x40,%al
-	outb %al, $0x80
+testok:	
+	post_code(0x40)
 	xorl	%edx, %edx
 	xorl	%eax, %eax
 	movl	$0x5c5c,%edx
diff --git a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/msm586seg/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/msm586seg/romstage.c
index e4d9738411..c93648f60d 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/digitallogic/msm586seg/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/digitallogic/msm586seg/romstage.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void main(unsigned long bist)
 
 	//			while(1)
 	print_err("STATIC MEM DONE\n");
-	outb(0xee, 0x80);
+	post_code(0xee);
 	print_err("loop forever ...\n");
 
 #if 0
@@ -231,13 +231,14 @@ static void main(unsigned long bist)
 	    *dst = *src;
 	    //print_err(" dst is now "); print_err_hex32(*dst); print_err("\n");
 	    dst++, src++;
-	    outb((unsigned char)i, 0x80);
+	    post_code(i & 0xff);
 	  }
 	}
 	dumpmem();
-	outb(0, 0x80);
+	post_code(0x00);
+
 	print_err("loop forever\n");
-	outb(0xdd, 0x80);
+	post_code(0xdd);
         __asm__ volatile(
 			 "movl %0, %%edi\n\t"
 			 "jmp *%%edi\n\t"