Setup Guide

Quick Reference Guide 35
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
1 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2 When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, see "Starting the Dell
Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD" on page 35.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. For more information on
shutting down your computer, see your
User’s Guide.
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. For more information
on the tests, see your
User’s Guide.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
2 Shut down and restart the computer. For more information on shutting down your computer,
see your
User’s Guide.
3 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 and try again. For more information on shutting down your
computer, see your
User’s Guide.
NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer boots
according to the devices specified in system setup.
4 When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device and press <Enter>.
5 Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.
6 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
7 Ty p e 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.
8 Ty p e 2 to start the Dell Diagnostics.
9 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select
the version appropriate for your computer.
10 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run. For more information
on the tests, see your
User’s Guide.