Intel SE7520JR2 4.3.1.1System Activity Window, 4.3.1.2.1System Diagnostic Screen, 4.3.1.2Splash Screen/Diagnostic Window

System BIOS Intel® Server Board SE7520JR2

System Activity/State

Splash Screen / Diagnostic Screen

POST Activity

Figure 18. POST Console Interface

4.3.1.1System Activity Window

The top row of the screen is reserved for the system state window. On a graphics console, the window is 640x48. On a text console, the window is 80x2.

The system state window may be in one of three forms, either an activity bar that scrolls while the system is busy, a progress bar that measures percent complete for the current task, or an attention required bar. The attention bar is useful for tasks that require user attention to continue.

4.3.1.2Splash Screen/Diagnostic Window

The middle portion of the screen is reserved for either a splash screen or diagnostic screen. On a graphics console, the window is 640x384. On a text console, the window is 80x20.

In the BIOS Setup Utility, The Quiet Boot option is used to select which of the two screens is displayed. If Quiet Boot is set to Enabled, a splash screen programmed into the BIOS is displayed, hiding any POST progress information. If the Quiet Boot option is Disabled, all POST progress information will be displayed to the screen. The factory default is to have the Quiet Boot option enabled, displaying the Splash Screen. However, if during the POST process the <ESC> key is pressed while the Splash Screen is being displayed, the view will change to the diagnostic screen for the current boot only

4.3.1.2.1System Diagnostic Screen

The diagnostic screen is the console where boot information, options and detected hardware information are displayed.

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