Bull Cedoc NovaScale R440 E2, User Manual

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POST
POST (Power On Self-Test) is the self-diagnostic program stored in the system memory.
When you power on the server, the system automatically runs POST to check the mother board, ECC memory module, CPU
module, keyboard, and mouse. POST also displays messages of the BIOS setup utility, such as the start-up message, while in
progress.
With the factory setup of the server, the Bull logo appears on the display unit while POST is in progress. (To display the POST
check results, press
Esc
.)
NOTE:
You can set the POST check results to appear on the display unit without pressing
Esc
.
To do so, select "Enabled" for "Boot-time Diagnostic Screen" under the Advanced menu of the
BIOS SETUP utility.
The POST check results should be checked in the following cases.
„
When the server is used for the first time.
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When the server appears to fail.
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When the server beeps for many times between power-on and OS start-up.
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When an error message appears on the display unit.