Starting The Dell Diagnostics From The Drivers And Utilities Media - Dell Latitude D430 Quick Reference Manual

3 Start the Dell Diagnostics in one of the following two ways:
When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately. Select
a
Diagnostics from the boot menu and press <Enter>.
NOTE:
to wait until you see the Microsoft
computer and try again.
NOTE:
completely.
Press and hold the <Fn> key while powering the computer on.
b
NOTE:
been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.
The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series of initial
tests of your system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, etc.
• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.
• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down
the error code(s) and see "Contacting Dell" in your online User's Guide.
If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you will receive
the message, "Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility
Partition.Press any key to continue".
4 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 Media

1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.
2 Shut down and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE:
to wait until you see the Microsoft
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 the system setup
program.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue
Before attempting option B, the computer must be powered down
If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue
® ®
Windows desktop; then, shut down your
® ®
Windows desktop; then, shut down your
Quick Reference Guide
23