About Your System 105
System Messages
Table 1-26 lists the system messages that can occur and the probable cause 
and corrective action for each message.
  CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You 
should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your 
product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and 
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered 
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the 
product. 
  NOTE: If you receive a system message that is not listed in Table 1-26, check the 
documentation for the application that is running when the message appears, or the 
operating system's documentation for an explanation of the message and 
recommended action.
Warning Messages
Table 1-26. Blade Messages
Message Causes Corrective Actions
Failed to allocate 
sufficient blade 
power. Check PCIe 
card power usage 
is within limits.
This error occurs when 
BIOS does not receive a 
'Power Granted' status for 
the blade from iDRAC 
during POST within a 
certain timeout period. 
POST halts when this 
error occurs. 
NOTE: Applicable to M610x 
only.
A common case that can 
cause this error is if the PCIe 
card power allocation 
specified in the iDRAC GUI 
is too high and exceeds 
system limits.
Warning: PCIe 
expansion riser 
failed to 
initialize at 
maximum link width 
(x16). Performance 
will be degraded.
This warning occurs if the 
PCIe expansion riser 
initializes at a slower link 
capacity than the 
maximum resulting in 
degraded performance. 
NOTE: Applicable to M610x 
only.
The common cause of this 
condition is incorrect 
cabling. See "Expansion 
Cards and Expansion-Card 
Riser (PowerEdge M610x 
Only)" on page 217.