Dell Latitude D500: Option Function

4 Turn on the computer. When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately.

NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the

Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities CD.

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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.

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• If a failure is detected, the computer stops and displays an error message. 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 the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you receive the message

Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any key to

continue

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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.

Option Function

Express Test Performs a quick test of devices. The test typically takes 10 to

20 minutes and requires no interaction on your part. Run

Express Test first to increase the possibility of tracing the

problem quickly.

Extended Test Performs a thorough check of devices. This test typically takes

1 hour or more and requires you to answer questions

periodically.

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