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About the System

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POST Error Codes

Collecting System Event Log for Investigation

Whenever possible, the system BIOS will output the current boot progress

codes on the video screen. Progress codes are 32-bit quantities plus optional

data. The 32-bit numbers include class, subclass, and operation information.

The class and subclass fields point to the type of hardware that is being

initialized. The operation field represents the specific initialization activity.

Based on the data bit availability to display progress codes, a progress code

can be customized to fit the data width. The higher the data bit, the higher

the granularity of information that can be sent on the progress port. The

progress codes may be reported by the system BIOS or option ROMs.
The Response section in the following table may be divided into 3 types:

• Warning or Not an error – The message is displayed on the screen. An error

record is logged to the SEL. The system will continue booting with a

degraded state. The user may want to replace the erroneous unit.

• Pause – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to the

SEL, and user input is required to continue. The user can take immediate

corrective action or choose to continue booting.

• Halt – The message is displayed on the screen, an error is logged to the

SEL, and the system cannot boot unless the error is resolved. The user

needs to replace the faulty part and restart the system.

Error
Code

Error Message

Response Error Cause

Corrective Actions

0010h Local

Console

Resource

Conflict

Pause

Video device

initialization

failed

See "Troubleshooting the

Video Subsystem" on

page 252.
If the problem persists, see

"Getting Help" on page 289.

0011h Local

Console

Controller Error

Pause

Video device

initialization

failed

See "Troubleshooting the

Video Subsystem" on

page 252.
If the problem persists, see

"Getting Help" on page 289.

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