Intel SDS2 manual Error Messages and Error Codes, ASF Progress Codes, Post Codes

Intel® Server Board SDS2 BIOS

6.2.5Error Messages and Error Codes

The system BIOS displays error messages on the video screen. Before video initialization, beep codes inform the user of errors. POST error codes are logged in the System Event Log. The BIOS displays POST error codes on the video monitor.

6.2.5.1ASF Progress Codes

The BIOS utilizes ASF Progress Events as described in the ASF Specification, Revision 1.0a from the DMTF. The events that the BIOS supports are shown in the following table.

Table 25. Event Request Message Event Data Field Contents

ASF Code	Description	Comment
01h	Memory initialization.	At beginning of ECC initialization or memory test.
02h	Hard-disk initialization	At beginning of IDE device detection.
03h	Secondary processor(s) initialization	At beginning of MP Init
04h	User authentication	When waiting for User/Supervisor password
05h	User-initiated system setup	When Setup is invoked
06h	USB resource configuration	When USB devices scan/initialization begins
07h	PCI resource configuration	At beginning of configuring PCI devices in system.
08h	Option ROM initialization	At beginning of Option ROM scan
09h	Video initialization	At beginning of initialization primary video controller (if
		present)
0Ah	Cache initialization	At beginning of setting up processor cache
0Bh	SM Bus initialization	At beginning of configuring SMBus to communicate
		with BMC
0Ch	Keyboard controller initialization	At keyboard discovery scan
0Dh	Embedded controller/management	When first checking for functional BMC
	controller initialization
12h	Calling operating system wake-up	When waking from Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring,
	vector	Magic Packet, etc.
13h	Starting operating system boot	Immediately prior to calling INT19h
	process, e.g. calling Int 19h

6.2.5.2POST Codes

The BIOS indicates the current testing phase to I/O location 80h and to LCD on the front panel during POST after the video adapter has been successfully initialized. If a Port-80h card (Postcard*) is installed, it displays this 2-digit code on a pair of hex display LEDs.

Table 26. Port-80h Code Definition

Code	Meaning
CP	Phoenix* check point POST code

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