Troubleshooting

Table A-1 POST code checkpoints (continued)

Checkpoint

Description

Solution

 

 

 

85

Display errors to the user and get the

Handle the fault according to the

 

user response for errors.

prompts displayed on the terminal.

 

 

 

 

8C

Initialize late POST chipset registers.

1.

Restart the ATCA-7150.

 

 

2.

Replace the ATCA-7150.

8D

Build ACPI tables (if ACPI is supported).

 

 

 

 

 

 

8E

Program peripheral parameters. Enable

 

 

 

or disable NMI as selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

Initialize late POST of system

 

 

 

management terminal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

Perform clean-up work needed before

1.

Restart the ATCA-7150.

 

booting to the OS.

2.

Replace the ATCA-7150.

 

 

A2

Take care of runtime image preparation

 

 

 

for different BIOS modules. Initialize the

 

 

 

IRQ routing table. Prepare the runtime

 

 

 

language module. Disable the system

 

 

 

configuration display if needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A4

Prepare the runtime language module.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A7

Display the system configuration screen

 

 

 

if enabled. Initialize the CPU's system

 

 

 

configuration screen before booting,

 

 

 

which includes the programming of the

 

 

 

MTRR's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A8

Prepare CPU for OS booting, including

1.

Restart the ATCA-7150.

 

final MTRR values.

2.

Replace the CPU.

 

 

 

 

3.

Replace the ATCA-7150.

 

 

 

 

AC

End POST initialization of chipset

1.

Restart the ATCA-7150.

 

registers.

2.

Replace the ATCA-7150.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.14 DIM Code Checkpoints

The device initialization manager (DIM) gets control at various time during BIOS POST to initialize different system buses.

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