About Your System 27
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 System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup Program"
on page31. 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 page129.
Not a boot diskette No operating system on diskette. Use a bootable diskette.
PCIe Degraded Link Width
Error: Embedded
Bus#
nn
/Dev#
nn
/Func
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 in the specified
slot number. See "Installing an
Expansion Card" on page53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page129.
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 in the specified
slot number. See "Installing an
Expansion Card" on page53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page129.
PCIe Fatal Error caused a
system reset: Slot
n
or
Embedded
Bus#
nn
/Dev#
nn
/Func
n
Please check the system
event log for details.
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified
slot number. See "Installing an
Expansion Card" on page53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page129.
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.
Reseat the expansion cards. Ensure that
all appropriate cables are securely
connected to the expansion cards. If the
problem persists, see "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page113.
Plug & Play Configuration
Error Error encountered in initializing PCI
device; faulty system board.
Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and
reboot the system. See Figure6-1 for
jumper locations. If the problem persists,
see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"
on page113.
Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions