Supermicro AMI AptioV BIOS POST Codes User's Guide

About this manual

This document serves as a reference guide for the AMI Aptio® V BIOS POST codes specifically adapted for use with Supermicro C7/C9/X10/X11/X12/B2/B10/B11/A1/A2/A3/H9/H11/H12/M11 motherboards. The content is based on the AMI Aptio 5.x Status Codes Revision 2.03 published by American Megatrends, Inc.

The guide provides a comprehensive breakdown of status codes across various BIOS execution phases, including System Environment Configuration (SEC), Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI), Driver Execution Environment (DXE), Boot Device Selection (BDS), and S3 Resume operations. It details progress codes indicating successful initialization steps and error codes identifying specific failures related to memory, CPU, microcode, or hardware configuration.

What's inside

• Acknowledgement
• Contacting Supermicro Headquarters
• Contacting AMI Headquarters
• SEC Phase Status Code Description
• SEC Error Codes
• PEI Phase Status Code Description
• PEI Error Codes
• S3 Resume Progress Codes
• S3 Resume Error Codes

Frequently asked questions

Which Supermicro motherboards are covered by this guide?

This document lists the AMI Aptio V BIOS POST codes for Supermicro's C7/C9/X10/X11/X12/B2/B10/B11/A1/A2/A3/H9/H11/H12/M11 motherboards.

What is the source of the BIOS POST codes listed?

The contents are adapted from the AMI Aptio 5.x Status Codes Revision 2.03 published on July 10th, 2015.

Who owns the publication of the original status codes?

American Megatrends, Inc. is the legal and sole owner of the publication and is solely responsible for the contents.