Dell Latitude C840 User Guide - Page 29

3. Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet. 4. Turn on the computer with the Drivers and Utilities CD in the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. 5. Press to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and before the Microsoft® Windows® logo screen appears. 6. Select the Boot Order page of the system setup program. Make a note of the device currently set as the first (top) boot device, and then set the first three devices in the boot sequence in the following order: l Diskette Drive l CD/DVD/CD-RW drive l Internal HDD 7. Save your changes and press to exit the system setup program and restart the computer to boot from the CD. The computer starts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics. 8. When you have completed running diagnostics, remove the Drivers and Utilities CD. 9. When the computer restarts, press as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and before the Microsoft Windows logo screen appears. 10. In the system setup program, select the Boot Order page and reset the boot sequence to the original order 11. Press to exit the system setup program and restart Microsoft Windows. 12. Remove the CD from the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. 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 choose. Diagnostics Menu , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you Option Test All Devices Test One Device Function Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on all devices. Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on one device after you select it from a list of device groups. After Advanced Testing Information and Results Program Options Exit to MS-DOS you select Test One Device, press for more information about a test. Allows you to modify the parameters of a test and select a group of tests to perform. You can access online Help for more information about Advanced Testing. Provides test results, test errors, version numbers of the subtests used by the Dell Diagnostics, and additional help on the Dell Diagnostics. Allows you to change the settings of the Dell Diagnostics. Exits to the MS-DOS® prompt. For a quick check of your computer, select Quick Tests from the Test All Devices or Test One Device option. Quick Tests runs only the subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long time to run. Dell recommends that you choose Quick Tests first to increase the odds of tracing the source of the problem quickly. For a thorough check of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test All Devices option. To check a particular area of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test One Device option, or select the Advanced Testing option to customize your test(s). Advanced Testing When you select Advanced Testing from the Diagnostics Menu, the following screen appears, listing the diagnostic test device groups and devices of the selected device group, and it allows you to select categories from a menu. Press the arrow keys or to navigate the screen. Advanced Testing Main Screen