System Firmware Progress (Formerly Post Error); System Firmware Progress (Formerly Post Error) - Next Steps; Table 71: Post Error Sensor Typical Characteristics - Intel S1400FP Manual

System Event Log Troubleshooting Guide for EPSD Platforms Based on Intel
9.2

System Firmware Progress (Formerly Post Error)

The BIOS logs any POST errors to the SEL. The 2-byte POST code gets logged in the ED2 and ED3 bytes in the SEL entry. This
event will be logged every time a POST error is displayed. Even though this event indicates an error, it may not be a fatal error. If this
is a serious error, there will typically also be a corresponding SEL entry logged for whatever was the cause of the error – this event
may contain more information about what happened than the POST error event.
9.2.1 System Firmware Progress (Formerly Post Error) – Next Steps
See the following table for POST Error Codes.
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Table 71: POST Error Sensor Typical Characteristics

Byte Field
8 Generator ID 0001h = BIOS POST
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11 Sensor Type 0Fh = System Firmware Progress (formerly POST Error)
12 Sensor Number 06h
13 Event Direction and [7] Event direction
Event Type
[6:0] Event Type = 6Fh (Sensor Specific)
[7:6] – 10b = OEM code in Event Data 2
14 Event Data 1
[5:4] – 10b = OEM code in Event Data 3
[3:0] – Event Trigger Offset = 0h
15 Event Data 2 Low Byte of POST Error Code
16 Event Data 3 High Byte of POST Error Code
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Description
0b = Assertion Event
1b = Deassertion Event
System BIOS Events
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