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How to Enter Diagnostics Mode on DELL Precision 5520 Laptop

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Powering Down and Accessing Diagnostics

  • 🔌 Shut down your DELL Precision 5520 laptop completely before proceeding.
  • ⚡ Immediately after pressing the power button, start repeatedly pressing the F12 key on your keyboard to access the boot menu.

Navigating the Diagnostics Menu

  • 🎯 Once the boot menu appears, use the arrow keys to navigate to the 'Diagnostics' option and press Enter.
  • ⚙️ The laptop will then restart into the diagnostics environment, initially running automatic tests.

Managing and Viewing Tests

  • ⏸️ You can pause the automatic tests at any time, likely by pressing the Escape key.
  • 📊 After pausing or completing tests, you can access the system health and view the results of the tests.
  • 🔍 The diagnostics menu allows you to select specific components to test, such as the speakers, hard drive, or charger.
  • ✅ Individual component tests will run, and the results (e.g., 'passed') will be displayed.
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