continue to the next test, press <Y>; to retest the component that failed, press <R>.
l If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and contact Dell before continuing on to the Dell
Diagnostics.
l 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.
8. If a problem is encountered during a test, a message appears, displaying the error code and a description of the problem. Write down the error code
and problem description and follow the instructions on the screen. If you cannot resolve the error condition, contact Dell.
9. If you run a test from the Custom Test or Symptom Tree option, click the applicable tab described in the following table for more information.
10. When you have finished running a test, close the screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and reboot the computer, close
the Main Menu screen.
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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.
Displays your hardware configuration for the selected device.
The Dell Diagnostics obtains your configuration information for all devices from the system setup program, memory, and various internal tests
and displays the information in the device list in the left pane of the screen. The device list may not display the names of all the components
installed on your computer or all devices attached to your computer.
