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POST card
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POST card

(Power On Self Test card) A diagnostic board that is plugged into a PC's peripheral bus in order to display the BIOS's POST codes on a built-in readout. The last POST code displayed before the system locks up identifies the problem area. POST codes are different for each BIOS vendor (of course).

A POST Card
This POST card from Ultra-X plugs into a PCI slot and displays the POST codes on the readout at the top right side of the board. (Image courtesy of Ultra-X, Inc., www.uxd.com)


POST and More
Ultra-X's PHD Card is a self-contained diagnostic board with its own tests. Results are displayed on a monitor or on the built-in readout if the monitor is not working. It contains a POST readout as well. (Image courtesy of Ultra-X, Inc., www.uxd.com)



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