BIOS POST Codes - Page 1 of 6
| Code | LED Display | Description |
| 00h | The system configuration has been displayed. Passing control to INT 19h Bootstrap Loader next. | |
| 01h | Processor register test about to start. NMIs are disabled next. | |
| 02h | NMIs are disabled. The Opower onO delay is starting. | |
| 03h | Power on delay has been completed. Intializations required before the keyboard BAT is done are now in progress. | |
| 04h | The initializations required before the keyboard BAT are completed. Reading the keyboard SYS bit to check for soft reset or power-on next. | |
| 05h | The soft reset or power-on setting has been determined. Next, enabling the ROM and disabling shadow RAM and Cache Memory, if any. | |
| 06h | ROM is enabled. Calculating the ROM BIOS checksum and waiting for the keyboard controller input buffer to be free. | |
| 07h | The ROM BIOS checksum test passed and the keyboard controller input buffer is free. Issuing a BAT command to the keyboard controller next. | |
| 08h | A BAT command has been issued to the keyboard controller. Verifying the BAT command next. | |
| 09h | The keyboard controller BAT result was verified. A keyboard controller command byte is to be written next. | |
| 0Ah | A keyboard controller command byte code has been issued. Writing the command byte data next. | |
| 0Bh | The keyboard controller command byte has been written. Issuing the Pin 23, 24 blocking and unblocking command next. | |
| 0Ch | Pin 23,24 of the keyboard controller has been blocked and unblocked. The keyboard controller NOP command is issued next. | |
| 0Dh | The keyboard controller NOP command processing is done. The CMOS RAM shutdown register test is performed next. | |
| 0Eh | The CMOS RAM shutdown register Read/Write test passed. Calculating the CMOS RAM checksum and updating the DIAG byte next. | |
| 0Fh | The CMOS RAM checksum calculation is done and the DIAG byte is written. CMOS RAM initialization begins next if CMOS RAM is to be initialized during every boot. | |
| 10h | CMOS RAM initialization (if any) is done. Next, the CMOS RAM status register is initialized for Date and Time. | |
| 11h | The CMOS RAM status register has been initialized. Disabling the DMA and interrupt controllers next. | |
| 12h | DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 are disabled. Disabling the video display and initializing port B next. | |
| 13h | The video display is disabled and port B is initialized. Chipset initialization and auto memory detection are about to begin. | |
| 14h | Chipset initialization and auto memory detection are done. The 8254 Channel 2 timer test is about to start. | |
| 15h | The 8254 Channel 2 timer test is half-completed. The entire 8254 Channel 2 timer test is completed next. | |
| 16h | The entire 8254 Channel 2 timer test is done. The 8254 Channel timer test is done next. | |
| 17h | The 8254 Channel 1 timer test is done. The 8254 Channel 0 timer test is completed next. | |
| 18h | The 8254 Channel 0 timer test is done. About to start memory refresh. | |
| 19h | Memory refresh has been started. The memory refresh test is performed next. | |
| 1Ah | The memory refresh line is toggling. Checking the 15 second ON/OFF time next. | |
| 1Bh | The memory refresh test has been completed. The base 64 KB memory test is about to start. | |
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