Intel SE7525GP2 Product Specification - Page 150

Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint

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Error Reporting and Handling Intel® Server Boards SE7320SP2 and SE7525GP2 Checkpoint D8 D9 DA Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber MSB LSB A R OFF R A R OFF A A R G R Description The Runtime module is uncompressed into memory. CPUID information is stored in memory. Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM. Copying Main BIOS into memory. Leaves all RAM below 1 MB Read-Write including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM. Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to BIOS POST (ExecutePOSTKernel). See POST Code Checkpoints section of document for more information. 6.3.5 Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint The bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock recovery portion of the BIOS: Table 67. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint Checkpoint E0 E9 EA EB EF F0 F1 F2 F3 F5 FA FB F4 FC FD Diagnostic LED Decoder G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber MSB LSB R R R OFF A R R G A R A OFF A R A G A A A G R R R R R R R A R R A R R R A A R A R A A R A R A R A A R A R R A A R R A A R A Description Initialize the floppy controller in the super I/O. Some interrupt vectors are initialized. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is initialized. L1 cache is enabled. Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to read from floppy. Determine information about root directory of recovery media. Enable ATAPI hardware. Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI CD-ROM. Determine information about root directory of recovery media. Disable ATAPI hardware. Jump back to checkpoint E9. Read error occurred on media. Jump back to checkpoint EB. Search for pre-defined recovery file name in root directory. Recovery file not found. Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters occupied by the recovery file. Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster. Disable L1 cache. Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current configuration of the flash part. Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method. Detect proper flash part. Verify that the found flash part size equals the recovery file size. The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size. Erase the flash part. Program the flash part. 138 Revision 4.0

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Error Reporting and Handling
IntelĀ® Server Boards SE7320SP2 and SE7525GP2
Revision 4.0
138
Diagnostic LED Decoder
G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber
Checkpoint
MSB
LSB
Description
D8
A
R
OFF
R
The Runtime module is uncompressed into memory. CPUID
information is stored in memory.
D9
A
R
OFF
A
Store the Uncompressed pointer for future use in PMM. Copying
Main BIOS into memory. Leaves all RAM below 1 MB Read-Write
including E000 and F000 shadow areas but closing SMRAM.
DA
A
R
G
R
Restore CPUID value back into register. Give control to BIOS POST
(ExecutePOSTKernel). See POST Code Checkpoints section of
document for more information.
6.3.5
Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint
The bootblock recovery code gets control when the BIOS determines that a BIOS recovery
needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the BIOS checksum is corrupt. The
following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during the bootblock recovery
portion of the BIOS:
Table 67. Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoint
Diagnostic LED Decoder
G=Green, R=Red, A=Amber
Checkpoint
MSB
LSB
Description
E0
R
R
R
OFF
Initialize the floppy controller in the super I/O. Some interrupt vectors
are initialized. DMA controller is initialized. 8259 interrupt controller is
initialized. L1 cache is enabled.
E9
A
R
R
G
Set up floppy controller and data. Attempt to read from floppy.
Determine information about root directory of recovery media.
EA
A
R
A
OFF
Enable ATAPI hardware. Attempt to read from ARMD and ATAPI
CD-ROM. Determine information about root directory of recovery
media.
EB
A
R
A
G
Disable ATAPI hardware. Jump back to checkpoint E9.
EF
A
A
A
G
Read error occurred on media. Jump back to checkpoint EB.
F0
R
R
R
R
Search for pre-defined recovery file name in root directory.
F1
R
R
R
A
Recovery file not found.
F2
R
R
A
R
Start reading FAT table and analyze FAT to find the clusters
occupied by the recovery file.
F3
R
R
A
A
Start reading the recovery file cluster by cluster.
F5
R
A
R
A
Disable L1 cache.
FA
A
R
A
R
Check the validity of the recovery file configuration to the current
configuration of the flash part.
FB
A
R
A
A
Make flash write enabled through chipset and OEM specific method.
Detect proper flash part. Verify that the found flash part size equals
the recovery file size.
F4
R
A
R
R
The recovery file size does not equal the found flash part size.
FC
A
A
R
R
Erase the flash part.
FD
A
A
R
A
Program the flash part.