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The Below Example Mainly Happens in You PC

When a computer turns on, it runs a Power-On Self-Test (POST) to check that hardware like the keyboard, memory, disk drives are working correctly. POST makes audible beeps or displays error codes to indicate issues. It then loads the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) which initializes components and finds the Master Boot Record to start the boot process. The BIOS loads the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) which has a small independent shell and utilities to load either a menu-driven Boot Manager or command-driven EFI Shell to complete the boot.

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The Below Example Mainly Happens in You PC

When a computer turns on, it runs a Power-On Self-Test (POST) to check that hardware like the keyboard, memory, disk drives are working correctly. POST makes audible beeps or displays error codes to indicate issues. It then loads the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) which initializes components and finds the Master Boot Record to start the boot process. The BIOS loads the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) which has a small independent shell and utilities to load either a menu-driven Boot Manager or command-driven EFI Shell to complete the boot.

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1) What happens during POST

When power is turned on, POST (Power-On Self-Test) is the diagnostic testing sequence that a
computer's basic input/output system (or "starting program") runs to determine if the computer
keyboard, random access memory, disk drives, and other hardware are working correctly. As
nothings is activated during the POST there are some code which helps determining the issue.
The below example mainly happens in you PC:
1 short beep
2 short beeps
No beep
Continuous beep
Repeating short beeps
1 long, 1 short beep
1 long, 2 short beeps
1 long, 3 short beeps

Normal POST - system is ok


POST Error - error code shown on screen
Power supply or system board problem
Power supply, system board, or keyboard
problem
Power supply or system board problem
System board problem
Display adapter problem (MDA, CGA)
Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)

In HP-UX there are codes which can tell us what is the error with the hardware.
2)

BOOT ROM

STABLE STORAGE

PDC (Processor Dependent code) checks the memory and cpu,peripherals ,initialise the console and
loads and executes commands and find where the MBR(Master boot record). It can find the MBR
because there is flag set in the STABLE STORAGE area to find the MBR.

3) Then it goes to the EFI (Extensible firmware interface). EFI itself is a small software having
its own shell. This is a hardware and OS independent shell which had boot utilities file.Its
main function is to load the boot manager and the shell wherever it is required.
Boot Manager (menu-driven boot environment)
EFI Shell (command-driven boot environment)

a) In the EFI portion their is an AUTO file , which consists the

s1

s2

s3

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