Reference Guide

Event Message Severity Cause
<bus> device <device> function
<function>.
Failed to get Link Tuning or
FlexAddress data from iDRAC.
Critical This event is generated when BIOS could
not obtain virtual MAC address or Link
Tuning data from iDRAC.
An unknown system hardware
failure detected.
Critical This event is generated when an unknown
hardware failure is detected.
POST fatal error <error
description>
Critical This event is generated when a fatal error
occurs during system boot. For more
information, see POST Code Errors.
POST Code Table
The following table lists the POST Code errors that are generated when a fatal error occurs during system boot.
Table 17. POST Code Table
Fatal Error Code Description Cause
80 No memory detected. This error code implies that no memory is
installed.
81 Memory detected but is not congurable. This error code indicates memory
conguration error that could be a result of
bad memory, mismatched memory or bad
socket.
82 Memory congured but not usable. This error code indicates memory sub-
system failure.
83 System BIOS shadow failure. This error code indicates system BIOS
shadow failure.
84 CMOS failure. This error code indicates that CMOS RAM is
not working.
85 DMA controller failure. This error code indicates DMA controller
failure.
86 Interrupt controller failure. This error code indicates interrupt controller
failure.
87 Timer refresh failure. This error code indicates timer refresh
failure.
88 Programmable interval timer error. This error code indicates a programmable
interval timer error.
89 Parity error. This error code indicates a parity error.
8A SIO failure. This error code indicates SIO failure.
8B Keyboard controller failure. This error code indicates keyboard controller
failure.
System Event Log Messages for IPMI Systems 233