Running the ePSA diagnostics
1
Turn on your computer.
2 As the computer boots, press the F12 key as the Dell logo appears.
3 On the boot menu screen, select the Diagnostics option.
4 Click the arrow at the bottom left corner.
Diagnostics front page is displayed.
5 Click the arrow in the lower-right corner to go to the page listing.
The items detected are listed.
6 To run a diagnostic test on a specific device, press Esc and click Yes to stop the diagnostic test.
7 Select the device from the left pane and click Run Tests.
8 If there are any issues, error codes are displayed.
Note the error code and validation number and contact Dell.
Diagnostics
The following table shows different beep codes and what they indicate.
Table 9. Diagnostics
Beep code
Problem description
1
Motherboard: BIOS ROM failure
2
No Memory/RAM detected
3
Chipset error
4
Memory or RAM failure
5
CMOS battery failure
6
Video card/chip failure
Flea power release
Flea power is the residual static electricity that remains on the computer even after it has been powered off and the battery has
been removed. The following procedure provides the instructions on how to conduct flea power release:
1
Turn off your computer.
2 Disconnect the power adapter from your computer.
3 Press and hold the power button for 15 seconds to drain the flea power.
4 Connect the power adapter to your computer.
5 Turn on your computer.
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Summary of Contents for Area-51 Threadripper Edition R7
Page 25: ...4 Tilt the computer back to the upright position 25...
Page 27: ...3 Tilt the computer back to the upright position 27...
Page 53: ...5 Push the release tab and pry the drive bay heat sensor cable off the chassis 53...
Page 59: ...7 Lift the graphics card from the graphics card slot 59...
Page 81: ...5 Push the release tab and pry the front bezel heat sensor cable off the chassis 81...
Page 97: ...4 Lift the system board assembly out of the chassis 5 Remove the processor 97...
Page 103: ...9 Press the bottom handle bar to release the securing tab and remove the bottom handle bar 103...
Page 107: ...2 Replace the stability foot 107...
Page 109: ...6 Pull the front bezel off the chassis 109...
Page 125: ...4 Remove the bottom tron lighting cables from the slot on the chassis 125...
Page 129: ...12 Pull the antenna cables from the slot on the chassis and remove 129...