Post Error Messages And Handling; Table 23. Bios Error Codes - Intel SR6850HW4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

POST Error Messages and Handling

Whenever possible, the BIOS will output the current boot progress codes on the video screen.
Progress codes are 32-bit quantities plus optional data. The 32-bit numbers include the following:
Class
Subclass
Operation information.
The class and subclass fields point to the type of hardware that is being initialized. The operation
field represents the specific initialization activity. Based upon the data bit availability to display
progress codes, a progress code can be customized to fit the data width. The higher the data bit
width, the higher the granularity of information that can be sent on the progress port. The progress
codes may be reported by the system BIOS or the option ROMs.
POST Errors have three possible severities:
Fatal severity halts the system and requires the user to correct the problem and reboot the
system.
Major severity requires some user intervention and indicates a loss of functionality without
which the system will not functional normally.
Minor severity errors do not require user intervention or stop the booting of the system. The
system can continue to boot in a degraded state.
POST Errors have three possible responses listed in the response column in the following table:
Warning or Not an error – The message is displayed on the screen or in the Error Manager
screen. An error record is logged to the SEL (for Standard or Sahalee BMC only). The system
will continue booting with a degraded state. The user may want to replace the erroneous unit.
Pause – The message is displayed in the Error Manager screen. An error is logged to the SEL,
and user input is required to continue. The user can take immediate corrective action or choose
to continue booting.
Halt – The message is displayed in the Error Manager screen. An error is logged to the SEL,
and the system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The user needs to replace the faulty part
and restart the system.
Table 23. BIOS Error Codes
Error Code
0012 CMOS Date/Time not set
004C Keyboard/Interface error
5220 Configuration cleared by Jumper
5221 Passwords cleared by Jumper
5222 Configuration cleared by Front Panel
5223 Configuration default loaded
0048 Password check failed
0141 PCI Resource Conflict
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Error Message
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Severity Response
Major Pause
Major Pause
Major Pause
Major Pause
Major Pause
Major Pause
Fatal Halt
Major Pause