Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle
Controller
1. As the system boots, press <F11>.
2. Select Hardware Diagnostics → Run Hardware Diagnostics.
The ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment window is displayed, listing all devices detected in the
system. The diagnostics starts executing the tests on all the detected devices.
Running Embedded System Diagnostics from an external media
1. Format the external resource media (USB flash drive or CD) to emulate a hard drive.
See the documentation that came with the resource media for instructions.
2. Configure the resource media to be a bootable device.
3. Create a directory for system diagnostics on the resource media.
4. Copy the system diagnostics files into the directory.
To download the Dell diagnostics utility, go to dell.com/support/drivers, select your product, and
click Get drivers and downloads from the product page.
5. Connect the resource media to your system.
6. As the system boots, press <F11>.
7. When prompted, select the media to perform a one-time boot.
If diagnostics does not start automatically after the diagnostics media is booted, enter psa at the
command prompt.
System diagnostics controls
Menu Description
Configuration Displays the configuration and status of all detected devices.
Results Displays the results of all tests that are executed.
System health Provides the current overview of the system performance.
Event log Displays a time-stamped log of the results of all tests run on the system. This is
displayed if at least one event description is recorded.
For information about Embedded System Diagnostics, see the ePSA Diagnostics Guide (Notebooks,
Desktops and Servers) at dell.com/support/home.
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