Dell PowerEdge M420 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 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. 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. NOTE: Applicable to M610x only. Warning: PCIe expansion riser failed to initialize at maximum link width (x16). Performance will be degraded. This warning occurs if the The common cause of this PCIe expansion riser condition is incorrect initializes at a slower link cabling. See "Expansion capacity than the Cards and Expansion-Card maximum resulting in Riser (PowerEdge M610x degraded performance. Only)" on page 217. NOTE: Applicable to M610x only. About Your System 105