POST Codes Tables

These tables describe the POST codes and descriptions during the POST.

Sec:

NO_EVICTION_MODE_DEBUG EQU 1 (CommonPlatform\sec\Ia32\SecCore.inc)

Code

Description

 

 

0xC2

MTRR setup

 

 

0xC3

Enable cache

 

 

0xC4

Establish cache tags

 

 

0xC5

Enter NEM, Place the BSP in No Fill mode, set CR0.CD = 1, CR0.NW = 0

 

 

0xCF

Cache Init Finished

 

 

Memory:

DEBUG_BIOS equ 1 (Chipset\Alviso\MemoryInitAsm\IA32\IMEMORY.INC)

 

Code

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

0xA0

First memory check point

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x01

Enable MCHBAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x02

Check for DRAM initialization interrupt and reset fail

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x03

Verify all DIMMs are DDR or DDR2 and unbuffered

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x04

Detect an improper warm reset and handle

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x05

Detect if ECC SO-DIMMs are present in the system

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x06

Verify all DIMMs are single or double sided and not asymmetric

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x07

Verify all DIMMs are x8 or x16 width

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x08

Find a common CAS latency between the DIMMS and the MCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x09

Determine the memory frequency and CAS latency to program

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x10

Determine the smallest common TRAS for all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x11

Determine the smallest common TRP for all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x12

Determine the smallest common TRCD for all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x13

Determine the smallest refresh period for all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x14

Verify burst length of 8 is supported by all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x15

Determine the smallest tWR supported by all DIMMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x16

Determine DIMM size parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x17

Program the correct system memory frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x18

Determine and set the mode of operation for the memory channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x19

Program clock crossing registers

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x20

Disable Fast Dispatch

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x21

Program the DRAM Row Attributes and DRAM Row Boundary registers

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x22

Program the DRAM Bank Architecture register

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x23

Program the DRAM Timing & and DRAM Control registers

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x24

Program ODT

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x25

Perform steps required before memory init

 

 

 

 

 

 

0x26

Program the receive enable reference timing control register

 

 

 

Program the DLL Timing Control Registers, RCOMP settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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