Dell Alienware P06T Specifications download pdf (Page 75)

CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTING

Software Diagnostic Tools

Pre-Boot System Assessment (PSA)

e computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series of initial tests of your

system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, etc.

To invoke PSA:

Turn on (or restart) your computer.1.

Shut down and restart the laptop. When the Alienware logo appears, press <F12> 2.

immediately.

NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait

until you see the Microsoft

Windows

desktop; then, shut down your computer and

try again.

Select 3. Diagnostics from the menu and press <Enter>.

During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.

If a failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the assessment and •

restart the computer, press <n>; to continue to the next test, press <y>; to retest the

component that failed, press <r>.

If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error •

code(s) and contact Alienware (for more information, see “CONTACTING ALIENWARE“ on

page 109).

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