Event Cause
Boot continues on
host?
Firmware (BIOS) ROM corruption BIOS checksum fails and the boot block is not corrupted No
System restart System boot initiated Yes
Initiated by hard reset Boot process started by hard reset Yes
Memory initialization Memory sizing is occurring
System rmware progress
Does not apply
Primary processor initialization Primary CPU initialization
System rmware progress
Does not apply
Initiated by warm reset Boot process started by warm reset Does not apply
Embedded controller management Management controller initialization Does not apply
Secondary processor(s) initialization Secondary CPU initialization asserted
System rmware progress
Does not apply
Video initialization When BIOS initializes keyboard Does not apply
Keyboard controller initialization When BIOS initializes keyboard Does not apply
Option ROM initialization BIOS initializes Option ROMs
System rmware progress
Does not apply
Option ROM space exhausted BIOS cannot copy an option to the memory Yes
User initiated system set up End user initiated access to BIOS Setup utility
System rmware progress
Does not apply
User initiated boot to OS System boot initiated
System rmware progress
Does not apply
No bootable media Nothing to boot from No
PXE server not found Boot error - PXE server not found
F12 key was pressed but BIOS fails to boot from PXE server
No
ACPI Power state Soft-o power applied Does not apply
BIOS POST F1 and F2 Errors
Each power-on-self-test (POST) diagnostic is a low-level test designed to pinpoint faults in a
specic hardware component. If a POST diagnostic discloses an F1 or F2 error, it typically
reports the following information about the error:
BIOS POST F1 and F2 Errors
Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Service Manual • January, 2012, –1284