28 About Your System
No boot sector on hard
drive Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, or no operating
system on hard drive.
Check the hard-drive configuration
settings in the Syst em Setup program. See
"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 following DIMM has
been disabled by BIOS:
DIMM x
The specified DIMM was unable to
establish a s uccess ful data li nk with the
memory controller.
See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 102.
PCIe Degraded Link Width
Error: Embedded
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn
Expected Link Width is n
Actual Link Width is n
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot. Reseat the PCIe card i n the s pecified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
PCIe Degraded Link Width
Error: Slot n
Expected Link Width is n
Actual Link Width is n
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot. Reseat the PCIe card i n the s pecified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
PCIe Training Error:
Embedded
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn
PCIe Training Error:
Slot n
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot. Reseat the PCIe card i n the s pecified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
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 installe d
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 "T roubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 107.
Plug & Play Configuration
Error Error encountered in ini tia lizing PCI
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.
Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions