CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTING
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Software Diagnostic Tools
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment (ePSA)
The computer runs the Enhanced Pre-boot System Assessment (ePSA), a series of initial tests
of your system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, and so on.
To invoke ePSA:
1.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2.
Shut down and restart the laptop. When the Alienware logo appears, press <F12>
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.
3.
Select
Diagnostics
from the menu and press <Enter>.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
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 ePSA, write down the error code(s) and contact Alienware (for
more information, see “Contacting Alienware“ on page 113).
Summary of Contents for Alienware M11x R3
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Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 23: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 30: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP 28 Display Features 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 32: ...CHAPTER 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LAPTOP 30 Computer Base and Keyboard Features 5 6 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 39: ...CHAPTER 3 USING YOUR LAPTOP CHAPTER 3 USING YOUR LAPTOP ...
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Page 61: ...CHAPTER 4 INSTALLING AND REPLACING COMPONENTS CHAPTER 4 INSTALLING AND REPLACING COMPONENTS ...
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Page 77: ...CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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Page 91: ...CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM RECOVERY CHAPTER 6 SYSTEM RECOVERY ...
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