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Dell Latitude 5480 Owner's Manual

LCD Built-in Self Test (BIST)

Dell laptops have a built-in diagnostic tool that helps you determine if the screen abnormality you are experiencing is an inherent problem with the LCD (screen) of the Dell laptop or with the video card (GPU) and PC settings.

When you notice screen abnormalities like flickering, distortion, clarity issues, fuzzy or blurry image, horizontal or vertical lines, color fade etc., it is always a good practice to isolate the LCD (screen) by running the Built-In Self Test (BIST).

How to invoke LCD BIST Test

  1. Power off the Dell laptop.
  2. Disconnect any peripherals that are connected to the laptop. Connect only the AC adapter (charger) to the laptop.
  3. Ensure that the LCD (screen) is clean (no dust particles on the surface of the screen).
  4. Press and hold D key and Power on the laptop to enter LCD built-in self test (BIST) mode. Continue to hold the D key, until the system boots up.
  5. The screen will display solid colors and change colors on the entire screen to white, black, red, green, and blue twice.
  6. Then it will display the colors white, black and red.
  7. Carefully inspect the screen for abnormalities (any lines, fuzzy color or distortion on the screen).
  8. At the end of the last solid color (red), the system will shut down.
NOTE Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot diagnostics upon launch, initiates an LCD BIST first, expecting a user intervention confirm functionality of the LCD.

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