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POST Error Codes and Messages
The system BIOS displays the POST error messages in Table 49 on the video screen. These error
codes are logged in the SEL. Critical events that require user interaction and BIOS POST will
create a pause during POST, awaiting user input. The BIOS will prompt with a message requesting
to Press F1, F2, or ESC. This error code type is indicated in Table 49 as “Yes” under the column
heading “Pause On Boot”.
NOTE
Pausing for user interaction can be overridden via Setup item.
Along with the display of POST error codes there are two beep codes. The first is two mid-tone,
brief beeps that indicates the presence of POST error codes. This happens in conjunction with
POST code 0086 (south) and text on the screen prompting for user input. After you press either one
of the indicated keys, there is a single, mid-tone, brief beep indicating that POST is continuing.
Table 49. POST Error Messages and Codes
Error Code Error Message Attributes Pause on
Boot
103 CMOS Battery Failure DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
104 CMOS Options not Set DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
105 CMOS Checksum Failure DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
109 Keyboard Error DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
11B Date/Time not set DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
120 NVRAM cleared by Jumper DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
121 Password clear WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
122 NVRAM cleared by Front panel DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
140 PCI Error DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
141 PCI Memory Allocation Error DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
142 PCI IO Allocation Error DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
143 PCI IRQ Allocation Error DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
144 Shadow of PCI ROM Failed DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
145 PCI ROM not found DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
146 Insufficient Memory to Shadow PCI ROM DFLT/RED_BLACK Yes
8100 Processor 01 failed BIST WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8101 Processor 02 failed BIST WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8110 Processor 01 Internal error(IERR) WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8111 Processor 02 Internal error(IERR) WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8120 Processor 01: Thermal trip failure. WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8121 Processor 02: Thermal trip failure. WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8130 Processor 01: Disabled WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes
8131 Processor 02: Disabled WARN/YELLOW_BLACK Yes