If you are unable or unwilling to reinstall the operating system refer to the optional steps section to see other potential solutions.
Dell pc hangs at running mats test.
Press and hold button 1 for 5 seconds.
To run the monitor built in self test bist.
Running online diagnostics on a dell pc.
Hi rifkianto welcome to the community.
What is a mats test in computing.
When i select diagnostics from the f12 boot menu the system locks up almost immediately at the start of the psa.
If the onboard diagnostics and other troubleshooting have not identified the root cause of the lock ups you may wish to consider running the quick test or full scan at dell pc diagnostics.
For that you may run hardware diagnostics.
Using arrow keys select diagnostics and hit enter.
Sometimes when the laptop froze i had to wait 20 seconds or so.
Worse yet sometimes i had no choice but force reboot the computer.
You want to get things done fast but your dell laptop just lags.
A gray screen should appear figure 4.
This test will take approximately 40 minutes or more to complete.
This will run diagnostics on the hardware components of the system which may take around 5 minutes.
This test runs a stress test on all the hardware devices on your dell pc or tablet.
In case of repeated failures try replacing the hard drive.
If its stuck at mats test means its got something to do with the memory.
Such disk failure could be a contributory factor especially if chkdsk runs while starting windows.
Run built in diagnostics for your system.
Also i can hear the fan running out loud when i watch videos on youtube.
Also do all computer manufacturers have mats tests on their computers or is it just dell.
Run a full test to perform a thorough analysis of your dell pc or tablet.
For information on how to run diagnostics and to determine the issue refer to dell knowledge base article.
To run diagnostics restart the system and at the dell logo tap the f12 key every two seconds.
What is a mats test what does it do.
Unplug the video cable s from the back of the dell monitor and the pc.
Try running swapping the memory stick so try them one at a time and run the test.
Other faulty hardware can also lead to random hangs.
All i know is that if you hold fn when booting a dell computer it runs a mats test.
Browse to the dell support website.
This will start the one time boot menu.
One last test you may run that is custom test on memory.
My inspiron is with windows 10 64 bits from a dell laptop user.
I m using a precision t3400 with a core 2 duo e6550.
The dell monitor should now enter self test mode.
