Dell POWEREDGE 1950 User Manual

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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 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 125."

Northbound merge error -

The following DIMM has

been disabled by BIOS:

DIMM x

The specified DIMM was unable to
establish a successful data link 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 in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the probl
em 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 in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the probl
em 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 in the specified slot
number. See "Expansion-Card Riser" on
page 82. If the probl
em 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 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

Error encountered in initializing 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

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