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Server System R1000WF Product Family System Integration and Service Guide
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BIOS POST Progress Codes
The following table provides a list of all POST progress codes.
Table 8. POST Progress Codes
Checkpoint
Diagnostic LED Decoder
Description
1 = LED On, 0 = LED Off
Upper Nibble
(Amber - Read
1
st
)
Lower Nibble
(Green - Read
2
nd
)
MSB
LSB
8h 4h 2h 1h 8h 4h 2h 1h
SEC Phase
01h
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
First POST code after CPU reset
02h
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Microcode load begin
03h
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
CRAM initialization begin
04h
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
EI Cache When Disabled
05h
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
SEC Core at Power on Begin
06h
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Early CPU initialization during Sec Phase.
UPI RC (Fully leverage without platform change)
A1h
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Collect info such as SBSP, Boot Mode, Reset type etc
A3h
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Setup minimum path between SBSP & other sockets
A7h
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Topology discovery and route calculation
A8h
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Program final route
A9h
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Program final IO SAD setting
AAh
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Protocol layer and other uncore settings
ABh
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Transition links to full speed operation
ACh
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Phy layer setting
ADh
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
Link layer settings
AEh
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Coherency settings
AFh
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
UPI initialization done
07h
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Early SB initialization during Sec Phase.
08h
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Early NB initialization during Sec Phase.
09h
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
End Of Sec Phase.
0Eh
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Microcode Not Found.
0Fh
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Microcode Not Loaded.
PEI Phase
10h
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
PEI Core
11h
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
CPU PEIM
15h
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
NB PEIM
19h
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
SB PEIM