Bios Post F1 And F2 Errors - Sun Oracle Sun Fire X4270 M2 Service Manual

BIOS POST Events (Continued)
TABLE 2-2
Event
Initiated by hard reset
Memory initialization
Primary processor initialization
Initiated by warm reset
Embedded controller management
Secondary processor(s) initialization
Video initialization
Keyboard controller initialization
Option ROM initialization
Option ROM space exhausted
User initiated system set up
User initiated boot to OS
No bootable media
PXE server not found
ACPI Power state
2.5.1.2

BIOS POST F1 and F2 Errors

Each power-on-self-test (POST) diagnostic is a low-level test designed to pinpoint
faults in a specific hardware component. If the POST diagnostic discloses an F1 or F2
error, it typically reports the following information about the error:
Type of error detected
■
Cause
Boot process started by hard reset
Memory sizing is occurring
System firmware progress
Primary CPU initialization
System firmware progress
Boot process started by warm reset
Management controller initialization
Secondary CPU initialization asserted
System firmware progress
When BIOS initializes keyboard
When BIOS initializes keyboard
BIOS initializes Option ROMs
System firmware progress
BIOS cannot copy an option to the memory
User initiated access to BIOS Setup Utility
System firmware progress
System boot initiated
System firmware progress
Nothing to boot from
Boot error - PXE server not found
F12 key was pressed but BIOS fails to boot from PXE
server
Soft-off power applied
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Boot continues
on host?
Yes
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
Yes
Does not
apply
Does not
apply
No
No
Does not
apply
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