Look for an option in BIOS Setup to clear the error log, or try turning error reporting off in BIOS setup, then reboot and after 2nd reboot turn it back on.

If you don't  find either of those options, clearing BIOS should clear the error. But before you do that, open BIOS Setup and copy down all the current settings. When you clear BIOS, you reset everything to factory defaults, which may or may not be suitable for your system configuration.

So after clearing BIOS, reboot and open BIOS setup again. Confirm that all settings match what you copied. If you make any changes, be sure to save them before exiting setup.

This model has no option to clear the log, just an option to disable reporting of errors that require you to acknowledge by pressing F1, and I would prefer to receive those notices.

I tried clearing the CMOS memory, I know it worked because the system tells you the CMOS was cleared and requires the date and time to be re-entered.

But-- I am still getting the 2000-0146 code when I run PSA assessment. Can you think of any other way to clear that out? Where is that being saved? It doesn't seem right that that should be happening.

-Maury

Update: I just saw a conversation elsewhere on these forums that has a link to fix the exact error you're seeing, but the link is broken. I've asked my Dell tech contacts for some help fixing the link and/or indicating how to clear that log file.

Stay tuned...

How are you running that PSA test? On-line or from a version of the software on your hard drive?

There have been instances when Dell's diagnostics software was giving erroneous reports about hard drives so see if there's an updated version.

I suppose it's possible the new drive is failing. Depending on the brand (eg, Western Digital, Seagate, etc), look on the manufacturer's site for hard drive diagnostics software. If it passes the manufacturer's tests, then I'd ignore the PSA results.

if your drive does not have the 50 meg type DE partition at the front of the drive you may be unable to run the PSA tests as this is where the DIAGNOSTICS program resides.  There may be an ISO of the Dell diagnostics That could be run but

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