Intel D945GCLF2 Port 80h Post Codes, Port 80h Post Code Ranges, Error Messages and Beep Codes

Error Messages and Beep Codes

4.4Port 80h POST Codes

During the POST, the BIOS generates diagnostic progress codes (POST codes) to I/O port 80h. If the POST fails, execution stops and the last POST code generated is left at port 80h. This code is useful for determining the point where an error occurred.

Displaying the POST codes requires a PCI bus add-in card, often called a POST card. The POST card can decode the port and display the contents on a medium such as a seven-segment display.

NOTE

The POST card must be installed in PCI bus connector 1.

The following tables provide information about the POST codes generated by the BIOS:

•Table 34 lists the Port 80h POST code ranges

•Table 35 lists the Port 80h POST codes themselves

•Table 36 lists the Port 80h POST sequence

NOTE

In the tables listed above, all POST codes and range values are listed in hexadecimal.

Table 34. Port 80h POST Code Ranges

Range		Category/Subsystem
00	– 0F	Debug codes: Can be used by any PEIM/driver for debug.
10 – 1F		Host Processors:	1F is an unrecoverable CPU error.
20 – 2F		Memory/Chipset:	2F is no memory detected or no useful memory detected.
30 – 3F		Recovery: 3F indicated recovery failure.
40 – 4F		Reserved for future use.
50 – 5F		I/O Busses: PCI, USB, ISA, ATA, etc. 5F is an unrecoverable error. Start with PCI.
60 – 6F		Reserved for future use (for new busses).
70 – 7F		Output Devices: All output consoles. 7F is an unrecoverable error.
80 – 8F		Reserved for future use (new output console codes).
90 – 9F		Input devices: Keyboard/Mouse. 9F is an unrecoverable error.
A0 – AF		Reserved for future use (new input console codes).
B0 – BF		Boot Devices: Includes fixed media and removable media. BF is an unrecoverable error.
C0 – CF		Reserved for future use.
D0 – DF		Boot device selection.
E0 – FF		E0 – EE: Miscellaneous codes. See Table 35.

EF: boot/S3 resume failure.

F0 – FF: FF processor exception.

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