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Table 1-7. System Messages (continued) Message No boot device available No boot sector on hard drive No timer tick interrupt Northbound merge error The following DIMM has been disabled by BIOS: DIMM x Causes Faulty or missing optical/diskette drive subsystem, hard drive, or harddrive subsystem, or no boot disk in drive A. 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. Corrective Actions Use a bootable diskette, CD, or hard drive. If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on page 126, "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on page 127, and "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 129. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 35 for information about setting the order of boot devices. Check the hard-drive configuration settings in the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 35. If necessary, install the operating system on your hard drive. See your operating system documentation. See "Getting Help" on page 147. See "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 124. Not a boot diskette 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 No operating system on diskette. Faulty or improperly installed PCIe card in the specified slot. Use a bootable diskette. Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot number. See "Expansion Cards" on page 68. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 147. Faulty or improperly installed PCIe card in the specified slot. Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot number. See "Expansion Cards" on page 68. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 147. Faulty or improperly installed PCIe card in the specified slot. Reseat the PCIe card in the specified slot number. See "Expansion Cards" on page 68. If the problem persists, see "Getting Help" on page 147. 30 About Your System

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About Your System
No boot device available
Faulty or missing optical/diskette
drive subsystem, hard drive, or hard-
drive subsystem, or no boot disk in
drive A.
Use a bootable diskette, CD, or hard
drive. If the problem persists, see
"Troubleshooting a Diskette Drive" on
page 126, "Troubleshooting an Optical
Drive" on page 127, and
"Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on
page 129. See "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 35 for information
about setting the order of boot devices.
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 35. 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 147.
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 124.
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 "Expansion Cards" on
page 68. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 147.
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 Cards" on
page 68. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 147.
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 Cards" on
page 68. If the problem persists, see
"Getting Help" on page 147.
Table 1-7.
System Messages
(continued)
Message
Causes
Corrective Actions