Post Codes

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

Post Code Range

Phase

POST Code Range

 

 

SEC

0x01 - 0x0F

 

 

PEI

0x70 - 0x9F

 

 

DXE

0x40 - 0x6F

 

 

BDS

0x10 - 0x3F

 

 

SMM

0xA0 - 0xBF

 

 

S3

0xC0 - 0xCF

 

 

ASL

0x51 - 0x55

 

 

 

0xE1 - 0xE4

 

 

PostBDS

0xF9 - 0xFE

 

 

InsydeH2ODDT™

0xD0 - 0xD7

Reserve

 

 

 

OEM Reserve

0xE8 - 0xEB

 

 

Reserved

0xD8 - 0xE0

 

 

 

0xE5 - 0xE7

 

 

 

0xEC - 0xF8

 

 

SEC Phase POST Code Table

Functionality Name (Include\

Phase

Post

Description

PostCode.h)

Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC_SYSTEM_POWER_ON

SEC

1

CPU power on and switch to

 

 

 

Protected mode

 

 

 

 

SEC_BEFORE_MICROCODE_PATCH

SEC

2

Patching CPU microcode

 

 

 

 

SEC_AFTER_MICROCODE_PATCH

SEC

3

Setup Cache as RAM

 

 

 

 

SEC_ACCESS_CSR

SEC

4

PCIE MMIO Base Address initial

SEC_GENERIC_MSRINIT

SEC

5

CPU Generic MSR initialization

SEC_CPU_SPEEDCFG

SEC

6

Setup CPU speed

SEC_SETUP_CAR_OK

SEC

7

Cache as RAM test

 

 

 

 

SEC_FORCE_MAX_RATIO

SEC

8

Tune CPU frequency ratio to

 

 

 

maximum level

SEC_GO_TO_SECSTARTUP

SEC

9

Setup BIOS ROM cache

 

 

 

 

SEC_GO_TO_PEICORE

SEC

0A

Enter Boot Firmware Volume

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The color bar items indicate 3rd party related functions that are platform dependent.

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