EVGA manual Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730a Motherboard

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Appendix A POST Codes for the EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard

This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard during system boot up.

The POST Codes are displayed on the LED POST Code readout located directly onboard the motherboard.

The LED POST Code readout will also display current CPU temperatures.

Debug LED

Table 3.

Award POST Code

 

 

 

 

 

Award POST Codes

 

 

Code

Name

 

Description

 

01

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

02

Jumps to E000

Execution of POST routines in E000

 

 

segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

03

Early SuperIO

Init Early Initialized the super IO

 

 

 

 

 

04

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

05

Blank video

Reset Video controller

 

 

 

 

 

06

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07

Init KBC

 

Keyboard controller init

 

 

 

 

 

 

08

KB test

 

Test the Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

09

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

0A

Mouse Init

Initialized the mouse

 

 

 

 

 

0B

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

0C

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

0D

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Evga nForce 730a Motherboard User’s GuideEvga Table of Contents Fan Connections First/Second/Third Boot Device Evga K8-NB HT Width List of Figures Parts not in the Kit Intentions of the KitMotherboard Specifications Evga nForce 730a MotherboardHardware Installation Unpacking EquipmentSata Signal Cable Evga nForce 730a MotherboardEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Hardware Installation Safety InstructionsInstalling the CPU Fan Installing the CPUPreparing the Motherboard Installing Memory DIMMs ‰ One Dimm‰ Two DIMMs ‰ Four DIMMsInstalling the Motherboard Installing the I/O ShieldConnecting Cables and Setting Switches Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis‰ FDD ‰ IDE Pin ATX Power PW1 PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin AssignmentsConnecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Pin ATX 12V Power PW12Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel HeaderUSB 2.0 Header Pins USB HeadersFront Audio Connector AudioCspk Header Pins SPK HeaderFan Connections FDD Connector COM1Expansion Slots PCI Express x1 Slots PCI SlotsPCI Express x16 Slot Onboard Buttons Reset and Power ButtonClear Cmos Button LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED and LED Status IndicatorsPost Port Debug LED Configuring the Bios Enter Bios Setup Main Menu‰ Standard Cmos Features ‰ Advanced Bios Features‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Power Management Setup‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults ‰ Load Optimized Defaults‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password ‰ Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuDate and Time IDE Channel and Sata Channel‰ None ‰ Auto‰ Manual ¾ Large‰ All Errors ‰ No ErrorsDrive a Halt OnMemory Advanced Bios Features Menu CdromHard Disk Boot Priority CD-ROM Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Removable Device PriorityBoot Up NumLock Status Boot Other DeviceSecurity Option MPS Version Control For OS Apic ModeFull Screen Logo Show Advanced Chipset Features Menu Init Display FirstHybrid SLI Display DetectionIGPU Frame Buffer Control Frame Buffer SizeSSE/ SSE2 Instructions CPU Thermal-ThrottlingMCP78 Pcie training Hpet SupportIntegrated Peripherals Menu USBIDE Function Setup MCP Storage Config ‰ IDE HDD Block Mode‰ Sata Operation Mode ‰ Sata Salp FeaturesUSB Device Setting Legacy Devices‰ USB Operation Mode ‰ USB 1.0 Controller‰ USB 2.0 Controller ‰ USB Keyboard FunctionPower Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionPower On by Alarm Power on FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by PbntHot Key Power On ‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and MousePwron After PWR-Fail ‰ Ctrl-Esc ‰ Ctrl-F1 ‰ Ctrl-Space ‰ AnykeyPnP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP/PCI Configuration MenuIRQ Resources Resources Controlled ByPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size PC Health Status Menu 3VSBShutdown Temperature SmartFan FunctionFrequency/Voltage Control Menu IGPU FrequencyCPU Feature ‰ AMD C1E Support‰ K8 SMM base Lock ‰ Virtualization‰ Always Update DMI Pool ‰ Secure Virtual Machine Mode‰ AMD CPU Stepping Dram Configuration Dram Configuration MenuŠ Dram Access Mode ‰ Timing Mode ‰ DCTs Mode‰ CKE Base Power Down Mode ‰ CKE Base PowerdownCPU Frequency PCI ClockK8-NB HT Speed K8-NB HT WidthHT Voltage Chipset VoltageLoad Timing/Voltage Set Save Timing/Voltage Set Installing Drivers Software Drivers InstallationEvga Page Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730a Motherboard Award Post Codes Name Description Evga Execute Eisa initialization. If not, execute ISA tests Interrupt vectors Award Post Codes Name Description Evga