8 The BIOS Update Utility appears. Follow the instructions on the screen tocomplete the BIOS update.Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment(ePSA) diagnosticsThe ePSA diagnostics (also known as system diagnostics) performs a complete checkof your hardware. The ePSA is embedded with the BIOS and is launched by the BIOSinternally. The embedded system diagnostics provides a set of options for particulardevices or device groups allowing you to:• Run tests automatically or in an interactive mode• Repeat tests• Display or save test results• Run thorough tests to introduce additional test options to provide extrainformation about the failed device(s)• View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully• View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during testingCAUTION: Use the system diagnostics to test only your computer. Usingthis program with other computers may cause invalid results or errormessages.NOTE: Some tests for specific devices require user interaction. Alwaysensure that you are present at the computer terminal when the diagnostictests are performed.For more information, see Dell EPSA Diagnostic 3.0.Running the ePSA diagnostics1 Power-on the 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 key at the bottom left corner.Diagnostics front page is displayed.5 Press 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 thediagnostic test.108
