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Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)

Message	Causes	Corrective Actions
No boot sector on hard	Incorrect configuration settings in	Check the hard-drive configuration
drive	System Setup program, or no operating	settings in the System Setup program. See
	system on hard drive.	"Using the System Setup Program" on
		page 31. If necessary, install the operating
		system on your hard drive. See your
		operating system documentation.
No timer tick interrupt	Faulty system board.	See “"Getting Help" on page 125."
Northbound merge error -	The specified DIMM was unable to	See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
The following DIMM has	establish a successful data link with the	on page 102.
been disabled by BIOS:	memory controller.
DIMM x
PCIe Degraded Link Width	Faulty or improperly installed PCIe	Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
Error: Embedded	card in the specified slot.	number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn		page 82. If the problem persists, see
Expected Link Width is n		"Getting Help" on page 125.
Actual Link Width is n
PCIe Degraded Link Width	Faulty or improperly installed PCIe	Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
Error: Slot n	card in the specified slot.	number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
Expected Link Width is n		page 82. If the problem persists, see
		"Getting Help" on page 125.
Actual Link Width is n
PCIe Training Error:	Faulty or improperly installed PCIe	Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
Embedded	card in the specified slot.	number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn		page 82. If the problem persists, see
PCIe Training Error:		"Getting Help" on page 125.
Slot n

PCI BIOS failed to install PCI device BIOS (Option ROM) checksum failure is detected during shadowing.

Loose cables to expansion card(s); faulty or improperly installed expansion card(s).

Reseat the expansion card(s). Ensure that all appropriate cables are securely connected to the expansion card(s). If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 107.

Plug & Play Configuration	Error encountered in initializing PCI
Error	device; faulty system board.

Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and reboot the system. See Figure 6-1 for jumper location. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on page 107.

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