diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_iosav.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_iosav.c
index 25f5ae7..d83dfd8 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_iosav.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_iosav.c
@@ -199,6 +199,103 @@
 	iosav_write_sequence(channel, sequence, ARRAY_SIZE(sequence));
 }
 
+void iosav_write_prea_act_read_sequence(ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank)
+{
+	const struct iosav_ssq sequence[] = {
+		/* DRAM command PREA */
+		[0] = {
+			.sp_cmd_ctrl = {
+				.command    = IOSAV_PRE,
+				.ranksel_ap = 1,
+			},
+			.subseq_ctrl = {
+				.cmd_executions = 1,
+				.cmd_delay_gap  = 3,
+				.post_ssq_wait  = ctrl->tRP,
+				.data_direction = SSQ_NA,
+			},
+			.sp_cmd_addr = {
+				.address = 1024,
+				.rowbits = 6,
+				.bank    = 0,
+				.rank    = slotrank,
+			},
+			.addr_update = {
+				.addr_wrap = 18,
+			},
+		},
+		/* DRAM command ACT */
+		[1] = {
+			.sp_cmd_ctrl = {
+				.command    = IOSAV_ACT,
+				.ranksel_ap = 1,
+			},
+			.subseq_ctrl = {
+				.cmd_executions = 8,
+				.cmd_delay_gap  = MAX(ctrl->tRRD, (ctrl->tFAW >> 2) + 1),
+				.post_ssq_wait  = ctrl->CAS,
+				.data_direction = SSQ_NA,
+			},
+			.sp_cmd_addr = {
+				.address = 0,
+				.rowbits = 6,
+				.bank    = 0,
+				.rank    = slotrank,
+			},
+			.addr_update = {
+				.inc_bank  = 1,
+				.addr_wrap = 18,
+			},
+		},
+		/* DRAM command RD */
+		[2] = {
+			.sp_cmd_ctrl = {
+				.command    = IOSAV_RD,
+				.ranksel_ap = 1,
+			},
+			.subseq_ctrl = {
+				.cmd_executions = 500,
+				.cmd_delay_gap  = 4,
+				.post_ssq_wait  = MAX(ctrl->tRTP, 8),
+				.data_direction = SSQ_RD,
+			},
+			.sp_cmd_addr = {
+				.address = 0,
+				.rowbits = 0,
+				.bank    = 0,
+				.rank    = slotrank,
+			},
+			.addr_update = {
+				.inc_addr_8 = 1,
+				.addr_wrap  = 18,
+			},
+		},
+		/* DRAM command PREA */
+		[3] = {
+			.sp_cmd_ctrl = {
+				.command    = IOSAV_PRE,
+				.ranksel_ap = 1,
+			},
+			.subseq_ctrl = {
+				.cmd_executions = 1,
+				.cmd_delay_gap  = 3,
+				.post_ssq_wait  = ctrl->tRP,
+				.data_direction = SSQ_NA,
+			},
+			.sp_cmd_addr = {
+				.address = 1024,
+				.rowbits = 6,
+				.bank    = 0,
+				.rank    = slotrank,
+			},
+			.addr_update = {
+				.addr_wrap = 18,
+			},
+		},
+	};
+	iosav_write_sequence(channel, sequence, ARRAY_SIZE(sequence));
+}
+
 void iosav_write_jedec_write_leveling_sequence(
 	ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank, int bank, u32 mr1reg)
 {