Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

 

 

POST Code

Description

D2h

Unknown interrupt

D4h

Check Intel Branding string

D8h

Alert Standard Format initialization

DEh

Log error if micro-code not updated properly

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code

Description

E0h

Initialize the chipset

E1h

Initialize the bridge

E2h

Initialize the CPU

E3h

Initialize system timer

E4h

Initialize system I/O

E5h

Check force recovery boot

E6h

Checksum BIOS ROM

E7h

Go to BIOS

E8h

Set Huge Segment

E9h

Initialize Multi Processor

EAh

Initialize OEM special code

EBh

Initialize PIC and DMA

ECh

Initialize Memory type

EDh

Initialize Memory size

EEh

Shadow Boot Block

EFh

System memory test

F0h

Initialize interrupt vectors

F1h

Initialize Run Time Clock

F2h

Initialize video

F3h

Initialize System Management Manager

F4h

Output one beep

F5h

Clear Huge Segment

F6h

Boot to Mini DOS

F7h

Boot to Full DOS

If the BIOS detects errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have failed. For example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the low-order byte of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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