BIOS POST Error Codes and Messages Intel® Server Platform SR870BH2
Revision 1.1
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Error
Code
Error Message and Character
Attributes
Pause on
Boot
Failure
8197 Processor speeds mismatched
DFLT/RED_BLACK
No BIOS compared Processors and determined
mismatched speeds, both processors will be
Performance restricted, both will default to run at lower
of the two speeds. If both processors are identical -
Refer to “Processor” in Debug Methodology and failure
Isolation section.
8210 Processor 1 Late Self Test
Failed: Performance restricted
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 1 will be
Performance restricted. Refer to “Processor Late Self
test” in Debug Methodology and failure Isolation
section.
8211 Processor 2 Late Self Test
Failed: Performance restricted
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 2 will be
Performance restricted. Refer to “Processor Late Self
test” in Debug Methodology and failure Isolation
section.
8220 Processor 1 Late Self Test
Failed: Functionally restricted
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 1 will be
Functionally restricted. Refer to “Processor Late Self
test” in Debug Methodology and failure Isolation
section.
8221 Processor 2 Late Self Test
Failed: Functionally restricted
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 2 will be
Functionally restricted. Refer to “Processor Late Self
test” in Debug Methodology and failure Isolation
section.
8230 Processor 1 Late Self Test
Failed: Catastrophic failure
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 1 will be
disabled. Refer to “Processor Late Self test” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.
8231 Processor 2 Late Self Test
Failed: Catastrophic failure
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Failure identified in late self-test, Processor 2 will be
disabled. Refer to “Processor Late Self test” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.
8300 Baseboard Management
Controller failed to function
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Check to see that the jumper at J5H4 is in position 1-2
=normal, (position 2-3 is update mode).
If Issue persists replace main board.
8306 OS boot watchdog timer failure
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes System exceeded 6-minute watchdog timer on boot
cycle. Refer to “Watch dog timer” for detail.
84F3 Baseboard Management
Controller in Update Mode
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes Check to see that the jumper at J5H4 is in position 1-2
=normal, (position 2-3 is update mode).
If Issue persists replace main board.
84FF System Event Log Full
DFLT/RED_BLACK
Yes The System Event Log is Full, Save or Clear SEL, See
section on “Thresholding”
8500 Multi-bit Error Detected Row1.
Row mapped out
WARN/YELLOW_BLACK
Yes The multi-bit error is detected on a DIMM(s) in Row 1;
Row disabled, Refer to “Memory” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.
8501 Multi-bit Error Detected Row2.
Row mapped out
WARN/YELLOW_BLACK
Yes The multi-bit error is detected on a DIMM(s) in Row 2;
Row disabled, Refer to “Memory” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.
8504 Persistent Single-bit Error
Detected Row1. Row mapped
out. WARN/YELLOW_BLACK
Yes Issue with DIMM address or data line likely affecting
multiple DIMMs (otherwise ECC should recover) in
Row 1; Row disabled, Refer to “Memory” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.
8505 Persistent Single-bit Error
Detected Row2. Row mapped
out. WARN/YELLOW_BLACK
Yes Issue with DIMM address or data line likely affecting
multiple DIMMs (otherwise ECC should recover) in
Row 2; Row disabled, Refer to “Memory” in Debug
Methodology and failure Isolation section.