Dell POWEREDGE 1950 Hardware Owner's Manual page 28

Table 1-8. System Messages (continued)
Message
No boot sector on hard
drive
No timer tick interrupt
Northbound merge error -
The following DIMM has
been disabled by BIOS:
DIMM x
PCIe Degraded Link Width
Error: Embedded
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn
Expected Link Width is n
Actual Link Width is n
PCIe Degraded Link Width
Error: Slot n
Expected Link Width is n
Actual Link Width is n
PCIe Training Error:
Embedded
Bus#nn/Dev#nn/Funcn
PCIe Training Error:
Slot n
PCI BIOS failed to install PCI device BIOS (Option ROM)
Plug & Play Configuration
Error
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About Your System
Causes
Incorrect configuration settings in
System Setup program, or no operating
system on hard drive.
Faulty system board.
The specified DIMM was unable to
establish a successful data link with the
memory controller.
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot.
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot.
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot.
checksum failure is detected during
shadowing.
Loose cables to expansion card(s);
faulty or improperly installed
expansion card(s).
Error encountered in initializing PCI
device; faulty system board.
Corrective Actions
Check the hard-drive configuration
settings in the System 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.
See ""Getting Help" on page 125."
See "Troubleshooting System Memory"
on page 102.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 125.
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.
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.