Dell Precision 7920 Rack Owner's Manual

Enhanced Preboot System Assessment

If you experience a problem with your system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without requiring more equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.

Dell Embedded system diagnostics

NOTE:The Dell Embedded System Diagnostics is also known as Enhanced Preboot System Assessment (ePSA) diagnostics.

The embedded system diagnostics provides a set of options for particular device groups or devices allowing you to:

Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode.
Repeat tests
Display or save test results.
Introduce more test options for extra information about the failed devices, run a thorough test.
View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully.
View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testing.

Running the Embedded system diagnostics from Boot Manager

To run the embedded system diagnostics from Boot Manager:

As the system boots, press <F11>.
Using the arrow keys select System Utilities → Launch Diagnostics.
Figure 1. Boot Manager Main Menu
Figure 2. System Utilities
Wait while the Quick Tests automatically run.
Figure 3. Quick Test
Once the tests have been completed, you can view the results and additional information on the Results tab, the System Health tab, the Configuration tab, and the Event Log tab.
Close the Embedded System Diagnostics utility.
To leave the diagnostics, click Exit.
Click OK when prompted, and the system reboots.