Dell Latitude D531 Guide De Référence Rapide page 18

1 Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet that is known to be working properly.
2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in one of the following two ways:
When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately. Select Diagnostics from the boot
a
menu and press <Enter>.
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Press and hold the <Fn> key while powering the computer on.
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Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.
The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series of initial tests of your system
board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, and so on.
• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.
• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and
see "Contacting Dell" in your User's Guide.
4 If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you will receive the message, "Booting
Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any key to continue".
5 Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities Media.
2 Shut down and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
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according to the devices specified in the system setup program.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press <Enter>.
4 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears and press <Enter>.
5 Type 1 to start the menu and press <Enter> to proceed.
6 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select
the version appropriate for your computer.
7 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run.
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If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
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Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
Before attempting option b, the computer must be powered down completely.
If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
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Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer boots
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