Technical Product Specification

Intel
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Server System R1000EP Product Family TPS Appendix C: POST Code Errors
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Appendix C: POST Code Errors
 Most error conditions encountered during POST are reported using POST Error Codes.
These codes represent specific failures, warnings, or are informational. POST Error
Codes may be displayed in the Error Manager display screen, and are always logged to
the System Event Log (SEL). Logged events are available to System Management
applications, including Remote and Out of Band (OOB) management.
 There are exception cases in early initialization where system resources are not
adequately initialized for handling POST Error Code reporting. These cases are primarily
Fatal Error conditions resulting from initialization of processors and memory, and they
are handed by a Diagnostic LED display with a system halt.
 The following table lists the supported POST Error Codes. Each error code is assigned
an error type which determines the action the BIOS will take when the error is
encountered. Error types include Minor, Major, and Fatal. The BIOS action for each is
defined as follows:
 Minor: The error message is displayed on the screen or on the Error Manager screen,
and an error is logged to the SEL. The system continues booting in a degraded state.
The user may want to replace the erroneous unit. The POST Error Pause option setting
in the BIOS setup does not have any effect on this error.
 Major: The error message is displayed on the Error Manager screen, and an error is
logged to the SEL. The POST Error Pause option setting in the BIOS setup determines
whether the system pauses to the Error Manager for this type of error so the user can
take immediate corrective action or the system continues booting.
Note that for 0048 “Password check failed”, the system halts, and then after the next
reset/reboot will displays the error code on the Error Manager screen.
 Fatal: The system halts during post at a blank screen with the text Unrecoverable fatal
error found. System will not boot until the error is resolved and Press <F2> to
enter setup The POST Error Pause option setting in the BIOS setup does not have any
effect with this class of error.
When the operator presses the F2 key on the keyboard, the error message is displayed
on the Error Manager screen, and an error is logged to the SEL with the error code. The
system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The user needs to replace the faulty
part and restart the system.
Note: The POST error codes in the following table are common to all current generation
Intel
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server platforms. Features present on a given server board/system will determine
which of the listed error codes are supported.
Table 28. POST Error Messages and Handling
Error Code
Error Message
Response
0012
System RTC date/time not set
Major
0048
Password check failed
Major
0140
PCI component encountered a PERR error
Major
0141
PCI resource conflict
Major
0146
PCI out of resources error
Major
0191
Processor core/thread count mismatch detected
Fatal
0192
Processor cache size mismatch detected
Fatal
0194
Processor family mismatch detected
Fatal
0195
Processor Intel
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QPI link frequencies unable to synchronize
Fatal
0196
Processor model mismatch detected
Fatal