Dell PP12S manual Quick Reference Guide

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.”

4Press 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.

5When 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

1Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.

2Shut 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.

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

4Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears and press <Enter>.

5Type 1 to start the CD menu and press <Enter> to proceed.

6Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your Tablet-PC.

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