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Dell Inspiron 580 (Late 2009) User Manual

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Using Support Tools

NOTE: If you see a message stating that no

diagnostic utility partition has been found,

run the Dell Diagnostics from the

Drivers

and Utilities disc.

If PSA is invoked:

The PSA will start running the tests.

a.

If the PSA completes successfully, the

b.

following message is displayed:

“No

problems have been found with

this system so far. Do you

want to run the remaining

memory tests? This will take

about 30 minutes or more.

Do you want to continue?

(Recommended).”
If you are experiencing memory issues

c.

press , otherwise press . The

following message is displayed:

“Booting Dell Diagnostic

Utility Partition. Press any

key to continue.”
Press any key to go to the

d.

Choose An

Option window.

If PSA is not invoked:
Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from

the diagnostics utility partition on your hard

drive and go to the Choose An Option window.

Select the test you want to run.

4.

If you encounter a problem during a test,

5.

a message with the error code and a

description of the problem will appear on

your screen. Write down the error code and

problem description and contact Dell (see

“Contacting Dell” on page 55).

NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer

is displayed at the top of each test screen.

The Service Tag helps you identify your

computer when you contact Dell.

When the tests complete, close the test

6.

screen to return to the Choose An Option

window.
To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the

7.

computer, click Exit.