Troubleshooting System Startup Failure................................................................................................................81
Troubleshooting External Connections...................................................................................................................81
Troubleshooting The Video Subsystem..................................................................................................................81
Troubleshooting A USB Device..............................................................................................................................81
Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device......................................................................................................................82
Troubleshooting A NIC............................................................................................................................................82
Troubleshooting A Wet System..............................................................................................................................82
Troubleshooting A Damaged System.....................................................................................................................83
Troubleshooting The System Battery.....................................................................................................................84
Troubleshooting Power Supplies............................................................................................................................84
Troubleshooting Cooling Problems.........................................................................................................................84
Troubleshooting Cooling Fans..........................................................................................................................85
Troubleshooting System Memory...........................................................................................................................85
Troubleshooting An Internal USB Key....................................................................................................................86
Troubleshooting An SD Card..................................................................................................................................86
Troubleshooting A Hard Drive................................................................................................................................87
Troubleshooting A Storage Controller....................................................................................................................87
Troubleshooting Expansion Cards..........................................................................................................................88
Troubleshooting Processors...................................................................................................................................89
5 Using System Diagnostics.......................................................................................................91
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics.......................................................................................................................91
When To Use The Embedded System Diagnostics..........................................................................................91
Running The Embedded System Diagnostics...................................................................................................91
System Diagnostic Controls.............................................................................................................................91
6 Jumpers And Connectors........................................................................................................93
System Board Jumper Settings..............................................................................................................................93
System Board Connectors......................................................................................................................................94
Disabling A Forgotten Password............................................................................................................................96
7 Technical Specifications.........................................................................................................97
8 System Messages...................................................................................................................103
System Error Messages........................................................................................................................................103
Warning Messages...............................................................................................................................................116
Diagnostic Messages...........................................................................................................................................116
Alert Messages.....................................................................................................................................................117
9 Getting Help..............................................................................................................................119
Contacting Dell.....................................................................................................................................................119
