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Latitude™ E6400 XFR Service Manual
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1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities media into the optical drive.
2. Restart your computer.
3. When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key is held down for extended periods of time. To
avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release <F12> in even intervals to open the Boot
Device Menu.
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.
4. When the boot device list appears, use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive,
and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: Using the one-time boot menu changes the boot sequence for the current boot only. Upon
restart, the computer boots according to the boot sequence specified in system setup.
5. Press any key to confirm that you want to start from the CD/DVD
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.
6. Type 1 to Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics.
7. At the Dell Diagnostics Menu, type 1 to select Dell 32-bit Diagnostics for Resource CD (graphical user
interface).
8. Press <Tab> to select Test System and the press <Enter>.
NOTE: It is recommended that you select Test System to run a complete test on your
computer. Selecting Test Memory initiates the extended memory test which can take up to
thirty minutes or more to complete. When the test completes, record the test results and then
press any key to return to the previous menu.
9. At the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu, left-click with the touch pad/mouse, or press <Tab> and then <Enter>, to
select the test you want to run (see Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
).
NOTE: Write down any error codes and problem descriptions exactly as they appear and follow
the instructions on the screen.
10. After all tests have completed, close the test window to return to the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu.
11. Close the Main Menu window to exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer.
12. Remove the Drivers and Utilities media from the optical drive.
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
After the Dell Diagnostics loads, the following menu appears:
Option Function
Test Memory Run the stand-alone memory test
Test System Run system diagnostics
Exit Exit the diagnostics
Press <Tab> to select the test you want to run and then press <Enter>.
NOTE: It is recommended that you select Test System to run a complete test on your
computer. Selecting Test Memory initiates the extended memory test which can take up to