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Dell Alienware M17x R3 (Early 2011) User Manual

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CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTING

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During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.

• If a failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the assessment and

restart the computer, press ; to continue to the next test, press ; to retest the
component that failed, press .

• If failures are detected during the PSA/ePSA, write down the error code(s) and contact

Alienware (for more information, see “CONTACTING ALIENWARE“ on page 123).

If the PSA/ePSA completes successfully, the following message appears “

Do you want to

run the remaining memory tests? This will take about 30 minutes or

more. Do you want to continue? (Recommended).”
If you are experiencing memory issues, press , otherwise press . A message stating the
completion of PSA/ePSA is displayed.
Press to reboot your computer.