About Your System 19
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 23. 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 95.
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 44. If the 
problem persists, see "Getting Help" 
on page 95.
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 44. If the 
problem persists, see "Getting Help" 
on page 95.
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 44. If the 
problem persists, see "Getting Help" 
on page 95.
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 an Expansion Card" 
on page 80.
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 an 
Expansion Card" on page 80.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions