Dell Latitude D410 User Manual

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Quick Reference Guide

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5 When the boot device list appears, highlight Diagnostics and press <Enter>.

The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of initial tests of your system
board, keyboard, hard drive, and display.

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 <n>; to continue to the next test, press <y>; to retest the
component that failed, press <r>.

If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error
code(s) and contact Dell before continuing on to the Dell Diagnostics.

If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you receive the message

Booting

Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any key to continue

.

6 Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard

drive.

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD

1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
2 Shut down and restart the computer.

When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.

If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.

NOTE:

The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer

boots according to the devices specified in system setup.

3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press <Enter>.
4 Select the CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive option from the CD boot menu.
5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
6 Type

1

to start the ResourceCD menu.

7 Type

2

to start the Dell Diagnostics.

8 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed,

select the version appropriate for your computer.

9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run.

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