Starting the dell diagnostics, Diagnostics menu – Dell Latitude C610 User Manual

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adjustable error limit is reached

Extensive online Help screens that describe the tests and how to run them

Status messages that inform you whether test groups or subtests were completed successfully

Error messages that appear if any problems are detected

Starting the Dell Diagnostics

Before you can start the Dell Diagnostics, reset your boot sequence and boot from the Drivers and Utilities
CD for your computer.

Turn off the computer.

1.

If the computer is docked, undock the computer.

2.

Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet.

3.

Turn on the computer.

4.

When the Dell logo appears, press

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.

5.

When the boot device list appears, change the boot sequence so that the CD or DVD drive boots first.

6.

Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the drive and press

.

7.

The computer restarts and runs the Dell Diagnostics.

8.

When you have completed running diagnostics, remove the Drivers and Utilities CD.

9.

When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message telling you that the
diagnostics is loading. After the diagnostics loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears.

To select an option from this menu, highlight the option and press

, or press the key that

corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you choose.

Diagnostics Menu

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