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Alan Sguigna
High-end, mission-critical systems often use a plethora of diagnostic routines for power-on self test (POST), data logging, operational measurements, Built-In Self Test (BIST), and platform audits. Embedded x86 JTAG run-control adds out-of-band services to this mix. This article describes one such use case for Power-On Self Test (POST) of PCI Express ports.