Dell Latitude C640 Intel Pentium 4-M 2.0GHz 14.1-inch XGA 256MB DDR 30GB CD Refurbished Laptop Noteb... (NEWITEM28090832) PC Notebook "cd diags" Questions

...code. running the diags is like this. keep tapping on F12 after seeing dell logo then insert disc when you see the options. select cd dvd rom drive then press enter then run diags custom test for

CD and run diags) or CTRL+ALT+D for HDD diags If they freeze, the essentially removes software from the mix (Diags are outside the operating system) if diags freeze, then try RAM modules individually,

...cd, but I no longer have it. How can I get one ? Is there a way to download it ? Thanks You can download Dell Diagnostics from Support.dell.com for your model system, and see if you get a failure ...

...failing and need replacement. On a system that age, it is debatable whether it is worth fixing. You can boot to he resource cd and run fan diags is you want to try and confirm Fans can be found on ...

...diags, replace it. If it passes, then try booting to the XP CD, and see if you can boot to recovery console, and run CHkDSK /R Try this: Since you can get into safe mode, from the Run box, type ...

...try to reload the OS. it may be virus issue if no go try run 32bit diag from your driver cd. and tell me the error code. ...

...Dell Latitude D600....completed the diag with message "No Diagnostic Utility, etc. I do not have a CD. I think it may have been lost in a move. Is there a download for the CD or a way to obtain one? ...

diags, replace it. If the drive passes diags, then try booting to recovery console (Boot to XP CD, R at first prompt. Try running the chkdsk /r command. If no change, try a repair reinstall of windows

...can also boot from your Resource CD and initiate diagnostics to test the audio. If you hear audio from the laptop using these diags then you have a problem with the drivers or software, not

...see if you get a hard drive failure message. If you do replace it. If diags pass, then try booting to the Windows XP CD, and run CHKDSK /R at the recovery console (Press R at 1st prompt to enter