166

 

 

Appendix F: Diagnostic Code Checkpoints

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic LED Decoder

 

 

 

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

G=Green, R=Red, A+Amber

Description

point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSB

 

 

LSB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78

G

R

R

R

Initializes IPL devices

 

 

 

 

 

controlled by BIOS and

 

 

 

 

 

option ROMs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7A

G

R

A

R

Intializes remaining

 

 

 

 

 

option ROMs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7C

G

A

R

R

Generate and write

 

 

 

 

 

contents of ESCD in

 

 

 

 

 

NVRam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

R

G

OFF

OFF

Log errors encountered

 

 

 

 

 

during POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

R

G

OFF

G

Display errors to the user

 

 

 

 

 

and get the user response

 

 

 

 

 

for error.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87

R

G

G

G

Execute BIOS setup if

 

 

 

 

 

needed/requested.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8C

A

G

OFF

OFF

Late POST initialization of

 

 

 

 

 

chipset registers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8D

A

G

OFF

G

Build ACPI tables (if ACPI

 

 

 

 

 

supported).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8E

A

G

G

OFF

Program the peripheral

 

 

 

 

 

parameters. Enable/

 

 

 

 

 

Disable NMI as selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

R

OFF

OFF

R

Late POST initialization of

 

 

 

 

 

system management

 

 

 

 

 

interrupt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A0

R

OFF

R

OFF

Check boot password if

 

 

 

 

 

installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

R

OFF

R

G

Clean-up work needed

 

 

 

 

 

before booting to

 

 

 

 

 

operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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