TABLE 2-16

POST Progress LED Code Table (Port 80h Codes) (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

POST

 

Diagnostic LED Decoder

 

 

Code

(G = green, R = red, A = amber)

Description

2Ah

G

Off

A

Off

Go to Big Real mode.

2Ch

G

G

R

Off

Decompress INT13 module.

2Eh

G

G

A

Off

Keyboard controller test: the keyboard controller input buffer is

 

 

 

 

 

free. Next, the BAT command will be issued to the keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

controller.

30h

Off

Off

R

R

Swap keyboard and mouse ports, if needed.

32h

Off

Off

A

R

Write command byte 8042: the initialization after the keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

controller BAT command test is done. The keyboard command

 

 

 

 

 

byte will be written next.

34h

Off

G

R

R

Keyboard Init: the keyboard controller command byte is written.

 

 

 

 

 

Next, the pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking commands will

 

 

 

 

 

be issued.

36h

Off

G

A

R

Disable and initialize the 8259 programmable interrupt controller.

38h

G

Off

R

R

Detect configuration mode, such as CMOS clear.

3Ah

G

Off

A

R

Chipset initialization before CMOS initialization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Ch

G

G

R

R

Init system timer: the 8254 timer test is over. Starting the legacy

 

 

 

 

 

memory refresh test next.

3Eh

G

G

A

R

Check refresh toggle: the memory refresh line is toggling.

 

 

 

 

 

Checking the 15 second on/off time next.

40h

Off

R

Off

Off

Calculate CPU speed.

42h

Off

R

G

Off

Init interrupt vectors: interrupt vector initialization is done.

44h

Off

A

Off

Off

Enable USB controller in chipset.

46h

Off

A

G

Off

Initialize SMM handler. Initialize USB emulation.

48h

G

R

Off

Off

Validate NVRAM areas. Restore from backup if corrupted.

4Ah

G

R

G

Off

Load defaults in CMOS RAM if bad checksum or CMOS clear

 

 

 

 

 

jumper is detected.

4Ch

G

A

Off

Off

Validate date and time in RTC.

4Eh

G

A

G

Off

Determine number of microcode patches present.

50h

Off

R

Off

R

Load microcode to all CPUs.

52h

Off

R

G

R

Scan SMBIOS GPNV areas.

54h

Off

A

Off

R

Early extended memory tests.

56h

Off

A

G

R

Disable DMA.

58h

G

R

Off

R

Disable video controller.

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Sun Microsystems 5310 NAS manual Post Progress LED Code Table Port 80h Codes

5310 NAS specifications

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