SUPER MICRO Computer H8DCT-HLN4F user manual Bootblock Recovery Codes, Checkpoint Code Description

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B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes

The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution:

Checkpoint

Code Description

 

 

E0h

The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB

 

memory test.

 

 

E1h

Initializing the interrupt vector table next.

 

 

E2h

Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next.

 

 

E6h

Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs. Enabling internal cache memory.

 

 

Edh

Initializing the floppy drive.

 

 

Eeh

Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A:. Reading the first sector of the diskette.

 

 

Efh

A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A:.

 

 

F0h

Next, searching for the AMIBOOT.ROM file in the root directory.

 

 

F1h

The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not in the root directory.

 

 

F2h

Next, reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the

 

AMIBOOT.ROM file.

 

 

F3h

Next, reading the AMIBOOT.ROM file, cluster by cluster.

 

 

F4h

The AMIBOOT.ROM file is not the correct size.

 

 

F5h

Next, disabling internal cache memory.

 

 

FBh

Next, detecting the type of flash ROM.

 

 

FCh

Next, erasing the flash ROM.

 

 

FDh

Next, programming the flash ROM.

 

 

FFh

Flash ROM programming was successful. Next, restarting the system BIOS.

 

 

B-2

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