Dell Latitude XT, Quick Reference Manual

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Quick Reference Guide
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The Tablet-PC 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 contact Dell (see “Contacting
Dell” in your
User’s Guide ).
If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, the following
message appears: “
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.
NOTE:
If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has
been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.
5
When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want
to run. See "Dell Diagnostics Main Menu" on page 28.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1
Insert the Drivers and Utilities media .
2
Shut down and restart the Tablet-PC.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE:
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
Tablet-PC and try again.
NOTE:
The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the
next start-up, the Tablet-PC boots according to the devices specified in the
system setup program.
3
When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW and press
<Enter>.
4
Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears and
press <Enter>.
5
Type
1
to start the CD menu and press <Enter> to proceed.
6
Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If
multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your
Tablet-PC.