Dell 840 Personal Computer User Manual


 
22 About Your System
No boot device available Faulty or missing diskette drive,
optical drive, or hard drive.
Check the Integrated Devices
configuration settings in the System
Setup program. See "Using the System
Setup Program" on page 29. Ensure
that either SATA Controller, Diskette
Controller, or IDE Controller is
enabled. If the system is booting from
a SCSI controller, ensure that the
controller is properly connected. If the
problem persists, replace the drive.
See "Hard Drives" on page 53.
No boot sector on
hard-disk drive
An operating system is not on the
hard drive.
Check the hard-drive configuration
settings in the System Setup program.
See "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 29.
No timer tick interrupt Faulty system board. See "Getting Help" on page 121.
Not a boot diskette Not a bootable diskette. Use a bootable diskette.
PCI BIOS failed to
install
Loose cables to expansion card(s);
faulty or improperly installed
expansion card.
Ensure that all appropriate cables are
securely connected to the expansion
cards. See "Troubleshooting
Expansion Cards" on page 108.
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.
Reseat the PCIe cards. See "Expansion
Cards" on page 71. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 121.
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 number.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified
slot number. See "Expansion Cards"
on page 71. If the problem persists,
see "Getting Help" on page 121.
PCIe Training Error:
Embedded
Bus#
nn
/Dev#
nn
/Func
n
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card.
Reseat the PCIe cards. See "Expansion
Cards" on page 71. If the problem
persists, see "Getting Help" on
page 121.
PCIe Training Error:
Slot
n
Faulty or improperly installed PCIe
card in the specified slot number.
Reseat the PCIe card in the specified
slot number. See "Expansion Cards"
on page 71. If the problem persists,
see "Getting Help" on page 121.
Table 1-6. System Messages (continued)
Message Causes Corrective Actions