[rshaffer61]

Insert your XP cd and start the system. You will need to go into the bios and set the boot sequence for cdrom first boot device.
Save the changes by pressing F10 and then Y for yes save changes and reboot
When the system reboots you will get a prompt that says press any key to boot to cdrom. Press a key

When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Opent the side of the case and look at the hd. It should say something like
fujitsu, ibm, western digital, seagate
That will tell you which hd diagnostics you need

Edited by rshaffer61, 14 April 2009 - 04:54 PM.

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I'm sorry I thought I told you in the beginning that it is a Dell Latitude laptop

[juanitalee35]

I'm sorry I thought I told you in the beginning that it is a Dell Latitude laptop

[juanitalee35]

Okay, I found the specs for the Dell Latitude D531 and it uses a Hitachi 120GB SATA HD 5400 RPM

[rshaffer61]

ok then click on HD Diagnostics link in my signature, download the diagnostics for hitachi
burn it to a cd and put it in cdrom of other system and boot it up

[juanitalee35]

Which one of the 4 choices am I going to choose? You may create the media under Windows (using the Windows OS version) or Linux (using the binary image), but you must start your system with the DOS-bootable diskette to run DFT.

Drive Fitness Test User's Guide (426 K)
Guide to using DFT
Diskette creator for Windows OS (2,130 K)
Creates self-booting media to run DFT | Read Me | Having trouble creating the bootable diskette?
Binary diskette image for non-Windows OS (1,440 K)
Creates self-booting media to run DFT | Read Me
CD image (2,720 K)
Creates bootable CD for Linux, Windows and other operating systems ( requires CD-RW drive and software).

[juanitalee35]

Am I clicking the second one first and then the first one?

Hitachi - http://www.hitachigs...ownload.htm#DFT Download this image for CD's: http://www.hitachigs...32_v415_b01.iso

[rshaffer61]

This is the one you want. It's for a cd version Here
Just burn it to cd as a iso. I

if you don't have a burning program that will burn .ISO files get burncdcc in my signature below.

NOTE...do not put a blank cd in until burncdcc opens the tray for you
1. Start BurnCDCC
2. Browse to the ISO file you want to burn on cd/dvd
3. Select the ISO file
4. click on Start

Make sure the bios is set for the cd drive as the first boot device
Put the cd in the cd drive and then boot your computer.

[juanitalee35]

OMG I just clicked on your link and it took me to winRAR, i clicked on extract to and I don't know where it saved it to....I'm giving up

[rshaffer61]

Ok click Here for diagnostics tool
scroll down and you will see the link for the iso file for hitachi for cd's
Thats the one you want. Save it to your desktop<<<< this makes it easier to find for next steps

[juanitalee35]

okay it's on my desktop

[rshaffer61]

if you don't have a burning program that will burn .ISO files get burncdcc in my signature below.

NOTE...do not put a blank cd in until burncdcc opens the tray for you
1. Start BurnCDCC
2. Browse to the ISO file you want to burn on cd/dvd
3. Select the ISO file
4. click on Start

Make sure the bios is set for the cd drive as the first boot device
Put the cd in the cd drive and then boot your computer.

[juanitalee35]

am i saving that to my desktop also? I'm really lost here....

[rshaffer61]

yes you can save burncdcc to your desktop. then just install it and follow the instructions after you start burncdcc

[juanitalee35]

I'm not getting it...I clicked on the link and when asked if I wanted to open or save, I chose save and saved it to my desktop. Then when I open the folder it has 9 different things in there. an ASPI folder, a DATA folder, DFT folder, a DOS folder, autoexec.bat, command.com, config.sys, ibmbio.com and ibmdos.com

[rshaffer61]

The iso file?
If that is what you are referring to, don't open that. it should have saved a file named dft32_v415_ b01.iso
Now run burncdcc and when it wants a file to use then browse to your desktop and pick that file.
Once its done burning then take the cd over to other system, put it in cdrom drive
change bios as instructed earlier, reboot and the cd will do everything for you from there

Edited by rshaffer61, 14 April 2009 - 06:48 PM.