Dell PowerEdge 6950 User Manual

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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 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 129.

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 page 53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 129.

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 page 53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 129.

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 page 53. If the
problem persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 129.

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 page 113.

Plug & Play Configuration

Error

Error encountered in initializing PCI
device; faulty system board.

Install the NVRAM_CLR jumper and
reboot the system. See Figure 6-1 for
jumper locations. If the problem persists,
see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards"
on page 113.

Table 1-8.

System Messages (continued)

Message

Causes

Corrective Actions

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