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Chapter 5 POST Code
This chapter provides the Aptio POST Codes List for the mainboard during the
BIOS pre-boot process.
The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly
onboard the mainboard.
Please refer to following “boot phases”, which may apply to various status code
& checkpoint descriptions:
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Security (SEC) – initial low-level initialization
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Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI) – memory initialization
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Driver Execution Environment (DXE) – main hardware initialization
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Boot Device Selection (BDS) – system setup, pre-OS user interface &
selecting a bootable device (CD/DVD, HDD, USB, Network, Shell,.. )
Checkpoint Ranges
Status Code Range
Description
01 – 0B
SEC execution
0C – 0F
SEC errors
10 – 2F
PEI execution up to and including memory detection
30 – 4F
PEI execution after memory detection
50 – 5F
PEI errors
60 – 8F
DXE execution up to BDS
90 – CF
BDS execution
D0 – DF
DXE errors
E0 – E8
S3 Resume (PEI)
E9 – EF
S3 Resume errors (PEI)
F0 – F8
Recovery (PEI)
F9 – FF
Recovery errors (PEI)
Standard Checkpoints
SEC Phase
Status Code
Description
00 Not
used
Progress Codes
01
Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard).
02
AP initialization before microcode loading
03
North Bridge initialization before microcode loading
04
South Bridge initialization before microcode loading