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SuperBlade Server SBI-610P-1(C/T)2N User's Manual
BIOS Message
nnnn kB Extended RAM
Passed
nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed
nnnn kB System RAM Passed
One or more I2O Block
Storage Devices were excluded
from the Setup Boot Menu
Operating system not found
Parity Check 1 nnnn
Parity Check 2 nnnn
Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to
Setup, <F3> for previous
Press <F2> to enter Setup
PS/2 Mouse:
Run the I2O Configuration
Utility
System BIOS shadowed
UMB upper limit segment
address: nnnn
Video BIOS shadowed
A.2 BIOS POST Codes
This section lists the POST (Power-On Self-Test) codes for the AMI BIOS. POST codes are
divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.
Recoverable POST Errors
When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code
that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes:
BIOS POST Messages
Description
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.
There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-
storage devices.
Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup
and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.
Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and
display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity
is a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that
some data has been corrupted.
Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and
display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.
Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot
process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display
the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an
add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.
Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.
PS/2 mouse identified.
One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request
bit set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).
System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.
Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks,
indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual
memory manager.
Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.
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