Dell Diagnostics

Not everyone is a Computer Whiz out there, but that should not deter you from running Dells Simple diagnostic tools. It is easy to use and you will not regret it.

When to use Dell Diagnostics? Use the Dell diagnostic tools when you start and Only Dell (Dell) computer to act up. How to boot your computer errors or blue-screening for you.

How can the Dell diagnostic tools? All Dell computers have diagnostic toolspreloaded on them in a separate partition on the hard drive. To access the diagnostic tools press F12 when you turn on the computer for the first time and you see the Dell screen. This option can be F2 and F9, and on some models. You may need to restart a few times a new order to get inside. Once in the menu you have several options. I would recommend running the advanced tests. This can be a good 40 minutes boat it is installed is a good test for the majority of components in the system.

What do I needdo if it found an error? Well, it depends on where the problem lies. Write down the error code and what is the error, if you got it. If your computer is under warranty then call Dell and depending on what the warranty plan, it is lead you the rest of the road. If your computer is not under warranty, the best advice I can give, call a few computer repair shops and get there opinion.

What to do if a problem was found? Just because no hardware problem was founddoes not mean that there is no hardware. The chances are, it is not, and that's good, because you will probably save some money now. It's probably a software problem. Try to restore a system.