Setup Guide

24 Setup and Quick Reference Guide
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Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from the Drivers
and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD).
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
1 Shut down and restart the computer.
2 When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE: If you receive a
message stating that no
Diagnostics utility
partition has been found,
follow the instructions to
run the Dell Diagnostics
from your Drivers and
Utilities CD.
If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait
until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer
through the Start menu and try again.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition
and press <Enter>.
4 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you
want to run.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD drive.
2 Shut down and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait
until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer
through the Start menu and try again
NOTE: This feature
changes the boot sequence
for one time only. On the
next start-up, the
computer boots according
to the devices specified in
system setup.
3 When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device
and press <Enter>.
4 Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.
5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
6 Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.
7 Type 2 to start the Dell Diagnostics.
8 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If
multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your
platform.
9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you
want to run.