Dell U084C, E6500, PP30L specifications Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive

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See your Service Manual at support.dell.com to review your computer’s configuration information, and ensure that the device that you want to test displays in the system setup program and is active.

Start the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities media.

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive

NOTE: If your computer cannot display a screen image, see "Contacting Dell" on page 65.

1Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet that is known to be working properly.

2Turn on (or restart) your computer.

3When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately. Select Diagnostics from the start menu and press <Enter>.

NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, and then shut down your computer and try again.

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.

4Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media

1Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.

2Shut down and restart the computer.

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 computer and try again.

NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer starts according to the devices specified in the system setup program.

3When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RWand press <Enter>.

Troubleshooting

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Contents W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Dell Latitude E6500 Setup and Quick Reference GuideMacrovision Product Notice Contents Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit Contents Front View About Your ComputerKeyboard Volume control buttons Back View Battery Removal Wireless Switch and Dell Wi-Fi Catcher Network Locator About Your Computer Quick Setup Setting Up Your ComputerSetting Up Your Computer Internet service Cable or DSL modem Wireless router Setting Up Your Internet Connection Connecting to the InternetClick Start→ Internet Explorer→ Connect to the Internet Under Network and Internet, click Connect to the Internet Transferring Information to a New ComputerMicrosoft Windows XP Operating System Microsoft Windows VistaTo copy data from the old computer Next To transfer data to the new computerTo copy data from the old computer Microsoft Windows Vista Setting Up Your Computer Sata SpecificationsPC Card CardBus controller Ricoh R5C847 PC Card connector Memory Minimum memory 512 MB 1 Dimm Maximum memory Wlan VGA Display Viewing angles Battery Types Cell smart lithium ion Battery Watt hours AC Adapter 130W Dell adapter PA-4E Ms halfsine pulse for storage Power Lights TroubleshootingTools Are detected Beep CodesError Messages Do not use these characters in filenames T a Error The hard drive cannot read the dataTroubleshooting Troubleshooting See the program documentation for installation instructions Click UninstallDrive and try again System MessagesTroubleshooting Dell Diagnostics Troubleshooting Software and Hardware ProblemsClick Start→ Help and Support Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive Power Problems Troubleshooting TipsFollow these tips when troubleshooting your computer Troubleshooting Lockups and Software Problems Memory ProblemsComputer does not start up Follow the instructions on the screen Windows Vista Program crashes repeatedlyDell Technical Update Service Dell Support Utility Troubleshooting Click Start→ Control Panel Reinstalling SoftwareDrivers Identifying DriversClick Properties→ Device Manager Reinstalling Drivers and UtilitiesReturning to a Previous Device Driver Version Properties Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back DriverAt the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next You can restore your operating system in the following ways Using Microsoft Windows System RestoreRestoring Your Operating System Undoing the Last System Restore Starting System RestoreStarting Dell Factory Image Restore Using Dell Factory Image RestoreSelect Repair Your Computer Click Dell Factory Image Restore Using the Operating System MediaBefore you Begin Reinstalling Software Obtaining Assistance Getting HelpDellConnect Online Services Technical Support and Customer ServiceAutoTech Service Problems With Your OrderAutomated Order-Status Service Before You Call Page Page Contacting Dell Getting Help Finding Information Document/Media/Label Contents Index Product key, 68 reinstalling, 67 System Restore Index Setting up Internet connection, 16 System Restore
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U084C, PP30L, E6500 specifications

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