Dell Latitude D610 Quick Reference Guide - Page 23
Diagnostics, CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive, Boot from CD-ROM, Dell Diagnostics. - drivers windows 7
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4 Turn on the computer. When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. NOTE: If you cannot see anything on your display, hold down the mute button and press the computer's power button to begin the Dell Diagnostics. The computer automatically runs the Pre-boot System Assessment. NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. 5 When the boot device list appears, highlight Diagnostics and press . 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 ; to continue to the next test, press ; to retest the component that failed, press . • 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 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 Drivers and Utilities CD 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. 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. 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 . 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. Quick Reference Guide 23