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... Center home page displays your system's model number along with its service tag and express service code. INSPIRON Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell Support Center helps you find service, support, and system-specific information you identify the cause and action needed to resolve the ...issue. 33 For more information about the Dell Support Center, see the Dell Technology Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. System Messages If your hard drive or on your computer has an issue or error, it may display a System Message that will help you...
... Center home page displays your system's model number along with its service tag and express service code. INSPIRON Using Support Tools Dell Support Center The Dell Support Center helps you find service, support, and system-specific information you identify the cause and action needed to resolve the ...issue. 33 For more information about the Dell Support Center, see the Dell Technology Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. System Messages If your hard drive or on your computer has an issue or error, it may display a System Message that will help you...
Setup Guide
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... connection, you can find contact information on your operating system documentation to a printer, print each file before calling Dell. • Error message, beep code, or diagnostic code: • Description of the computer's start-up files. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Otherwise, record the contents of each file. Click Contact Us on your country or region in...
... connection, you can find contact information on your operating system documentation to a printer, print each file before calling Dell. • Error message, beep code, or diagnostic code: • Description of the computer's start-up files. Visit support.dell.com. 2. Otherwise, record the contents of each file. Click Contact Us on your country or region in...
Owner's Manual
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...to retest the component that failed, press . • If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and contact Dell. See the documentation that came with your computer and try again. The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of ...immediately. If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on page 160). NOTE: If the computer is connected to the next test, press ; NOTE: If...
...to retest the component that failed, press . • If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and contact Dell. See the documentation that came with your computer and try again. The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of ...immediately. If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on page 160). NOTE: If the computer is connected to the next test, press ; NOTE: If...
Owner's Manual
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... appears, and then press . 6 Type 1 to start the Drivers and Utilities menu, and then press . 7 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. and down for the current boot only. NOTE: The Quickboot feature changes the boot sequence for extended periods of time...Utilities media. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. 3 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Upon restart, the computer boots according to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW, and then press . NOTE: Write down any error codes and problem descriptions exactly as they appear and follow the instructions on the...
... appears, and then press . 6 Type 1 to start the Drivers and Utilities menu, and then press . 7 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. and down for the current boot only. NOTE: The Quickboot feature changes the boot sequence for extended periods of time...Utilities media. 2 Shut down and restart the computer. 3 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. Upon restart, the computer boots according to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW, and then press . NOTE: Write down any error codes and problem descriptions exactly as they appear and follow the instructions on the...
Owner's Manual
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.... Run Express Test first to run a complete test on your computer. For any problem encountered during a test, a message appears with an error code and a description of system devices. Custom Test Tests a specific device in the computer. If you select Extended Test from the main menu, ...the following menu appears. When contacting Dell support, have selected the Test System option from the menu below to run a more and periodically requires your input to run . Option ...
.... Run Express Test first to run a complete test on your computer. For any problem encountered during a test, a message appears with an error code and a description of system devices. Custom Test Tests a specific device in the computer. If you select Extended Test from the main menu, ...the following menu appears. When contacting Dell support, have selected the Test System option from the menu below to run a more and periodically requires your input to run . Option ...
Owner's Manual
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... obtains configuration information for the selected device. For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab at support.dell.com. For computers purchased prior to customize the test by changing the test settings. Displays error conditions encountered, error codes, and the problem description. Systems purchased on the desktop icon...
... obtains configuration information for the selected device. For more information about Dell Support Center and available support tools, click the Services tab at support.dell.com. For computers purchased prior to customize the test by changing the test settings. Displays error conditions encountered, error codes, and the problem description. Systems purchased on the desktop icon...
Owner's Manual
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... copy of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 159), indicating the tests that you have run and any error messages reported by the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95). 4 Include any product returned, and you call for your Service Tag (located on page 159...). You are not accepted. The code helps Dell's automated-support telephone system direct your call Dell for your region, see "Diagnostics Checklist" on the back or bottom of loss during operations, or try other...
... copy of the Diagnostics Checklist (see "Diagnostics Checklist" on page 159), indicating the tests that you have run and any error messages reported by the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on page 95). 4 Include any product returned, and you call for your Service Tag (located on page 159...). You are not accepted. The code helps Dell's automated-support telephone system direct your call Dell for your region, see "Diagnostics Checklist" on the back or bottom of loss during operations, or try other...
Owner's Manual
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... adapter: Programs and versions: See your operating system documentation to a network? Error message, beep code, or diagnostic code: Description of the system's start-up files. Otherwise, record the contents of the computer): Express Service Code: Return Material Authorization Number (if provided by Dell support technician): Operating system and version: Devices: Expansion cards: Are you connected...
... adapter: Programs and versions: See your operating system documentation to a network? Error message, beep code, or diagnostic code: Description of the system's start-up files. Otherwise, record the contents of the computer): Express Service Code: Return Material Authorization Number (if provided by Dell support technician): Operating system and version: Devices: Expansion cards: Are you connected...
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...-speed interface used to and from an analog format, which could degrade the quality of the file. Service Tag - setup program - If you call Dell for customer service or technical support. A SIM card contains a microchip that is embedded with a processor and a memory chip. A card that encrypts... or digital camera to find it has stopped responding. A bar code label on computers equipped for errors. Setup program differs from one file to another without having to your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you delete a shortcut, the original file is ...
...-speed interface used to and from an analog format, which could degrade the quality of the file. Service Tag - setup program - If you call Dell for customer service or technical support. A SIM card contains a microchip that is embedded with a processor and a memory chip. A card that encrypts... or digital camera to find it has stopped responding. A bar code label on computers equipped for errors. Setup program differs from one file to another without having to your computer when you access Dell Support at support.dell.com or when you delete a shortcut, the original file is ...
