Running The Dell Diagnostics - Dell Latitude D600 Guide D'information

Running the Dell Diagnostics

The Dell Diagnostics is located on a hidden Diagnostic utility partition on
your hard drive.
Shut down the computer.
1
If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it.
2
See the documentation that came with your docking device for
instructions.
Connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
3
Turn on the computer. When the DELL™ logo appears, press
4
immediately. If you wait too long and the Microsoft
appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then
shut down your computer and try again.
When the boot device list appears, highlight Diagnostics and press
5
.
The computer begins to run the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series
of embedded diagnostics that perform initial testing on your system
board, keyboard, hard drive, and display.
• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.
• If a component failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps.
To stop the assessment and reboot to the operating system, press
; to continue to the next test, press
component that failed, press
• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment,
write down the error code(s) and contact Dell (see "Getting Help"
in your User's Guide for the appropriate contact information)
before continuing on to the Dell Diagnostics.
• If you receive a message stating that no Diagnostics utility
partition has been found, follow the instructions on the screen to
run the Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities CD.
If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you receive
the message
Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition.
Press any key to continue
®
Windows
; to retest the
.
.
NOTE: If your computer
cannot display a screen
image, contact Dell (see
"Getting Help" in your
User's Guide for the
appropriate contact
information).
NOTE: If you cannot see
anything on your display,
®
logo
you can hold down the
mute button and press the
power button (instead of
F12) to begin the Dell
Diagnostics. You do not
need to highlight
Diagnostics and press
computer automatically
runs the Pre-boot System
Assessment.
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