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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Connect the computer to an electrical outlet. NOTE: If you cannot see anything on your display, you can hold down the mute button and press the power button (instead of F12) to begin the Dell Diagnostics. You do not need to highlight Diagnostics and press Assessment. . The computer automatically runs the Pre-boot System 4 Turn on the computer. When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Microsoft® 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, highlight Diagnostics and press . The computer begins to run the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of embedded diagnostics that perform initial testing on your system board, keyboard, hard drive, and display. • During the assessment, answer any questions that appear. • If a component failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the assessment and reboot to the operating system, 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 contact Dell (see "Getting Help" in your User's Guide for the appropriate contact information) before continuing on to the Dell Diagnostics. • If you receive a message stating that no Diagnostics utility partition has been found, follow the instructions on the screen to run the Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities CD. 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. 7 After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button for the option you want. NOTE: The service tag for your computer is located in the title bar of each screen. 24 System Infor mation Guide

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System Information Guide
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
3
Connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
NOTE:
If you cannot see anything on your display, you can hold down the mute button and press
the power button (instead of F12) to begin the Dell Diagnostics. You do not need to highlight
Diagnostics
and press
. The computer automatically runs the Pre-boot System
Assessment.
4
Turn on the computer. When the DELL™ logo appears, press
immediately. If
you wait too long and the Microsoft
®
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, highlight
Diagnostics
and press
.
The computer begins to run the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of embedded
diagnostics that perform initial testing on your system board, keyboard, hard drive, and
display.
•
During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.
•
If a component failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the
assessment and reboot to the operating system, 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 contact Dell (see "Getting Help" in your
User’s Guide
for the
appropriate contact information) before continuing on to the Dell Diagnostics.
•
If you receive a message stating that no Diagnostics utility partition has been
found, follow the instructions on the screen to run the Dell Diagnostics from your
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
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.
7
After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the
Main
Menu
screen appears, click the button
for the option you want.
NOTE:
The service tag for your computer is located in the title bar of each screen.