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Appendix C.
POST Code Errors
Most error conditions encountered during POST are reported using POST error codes. These codes
represent specific failures, warnings, or information. POST error codes may be displayed in the error
manager display screen and are always logged to the System Event Log (SEL). Logged events are available to
system management applications, including remote and Out of Band (OOB) management.
There are exception cases in early initialization where system resources are not adequately initialized for
handling POST Error Code reporting. These cases are primarily fatal error conditions resulting from
initialization of processors and memory, and they are handed by a diagnostic LED display with a system halt.
Table 56 lists the supported POST error codes. Each error code is assigned an error type which determines
the action the BIOS takes when the error is encountered. Error types include minor, major, and fatal. The
BIOS action for each is defined as follows:
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Minor: An error message may be displayed to the screen or to the BIOS setup error manager and the
POST error code is logged to the SEL. The system continues booting in a degraded state. The user
may want to replace the erroneous unit. The “POST Error Pause” option setting in the BIOS setup
does not have any effect on this error.
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Major: An error message is displayed to the error manager screen and an error is logged to the SEL. If
the BIOS setup option “Post Error Pause” is enabled, operator intervention is required to continue
booting the system. If the BIOS setup option “POST Error Pause” is disabled, the system continues to
boot.
Note: For 0048 “Password check failed”, the system halts and then, after the next reset/reboot, displays the
error code on the error manager screen.
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Fatal: If the system cannot boot, POST halts and display the following message:
Unrecoverable fatal error found. System will not boot until the error is
resolved
Press <F2> to enter setup
When the <F2> key on the keyboard is pressed, the error message is displayed on the error manager
screen and an error is logged to the system event log (SEL) with the POST error code. The system
cannot boot unless the errror is resolved. The faulty component must be replaced. The “POST Error
Pause” option setting in the BIOS setup does not have any effect on this error.
Note: The POST error codes in the following table are common to all current generation Intel® server
platforms. Features present on a given server board/system determine which of the listed error codes are
supported.
