Personal Computer Setup and Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Setup and Quick Reference Guide
- Guide de configuration et de référence rapide
- Trouver des informations relatives à votre ordinateur
- Configuration de votre ordinateur
- Connexions des moniteurs
- Configuration terminée
- Ouverture du capot de l'ordinateur
- À l'intérieur de votre ordinateur
- Résolution des problèmes
- Résolution des problèmes d'incompatibilité logicielle et matérielle
- Utilisation de la fonction Restauration du système de WindowsXP
- Utilisation de la dernière configuration fonctionnelle sous Windows 2000
- Quand utiliser les Diagnostics Dell
- Démarrage des Diagnostics Dell
- Codes sonores
- Messages d'erreur
- Voyants du système
- Voyants de diagnostic
- Questions fréquemment posées
- Guia de configuração e de referência rápida
- Como obter informações sobre seu computador
- Configuração do computador
- Conexões do monitor
- Configuração concluída
- Abertura da tampa do computador
- Parte interna do computador
- Resolução de problemas
- Resolução de problemas de incompatibilidade de software e hardware
- Uso do recurso Restauração do sistema do Windows XP
- Utilização da última configuração válida no Windows 2000
- Quando utilizar o Dell Diagnostics (Diagnósticos da Dell)
- Inicialização do programa de Diagnósticos da Dell
- Códigos de bipe
- Mensagens de erro
- LEDs do sistema
- LEDs de diagnóstico
- Perguntas mais freqüentes
- Guía de instalación y de referencia rápida
- Localización de información sobre el ordenador
- Configuración del ordenador
- Conexiones de monitor
- Configuración completada
- Apertura de la cubierta del ordenador
- Interior del ordenador
- Solución de problemas
- Solución de incompatibilidades de software y hardware
- Uso de la función Restaurar sistema en Windows XP
- Uso de la última configuración correcta conocida de Windows 2000
- Cuándo se deben utilizar los Diagnósticos Dell
- Inicio de los Diagnósticos Dell
- Códigos de sonido
- Mensajes de error
- Indicadores del sistema
- Indicadores de diagnóstico
- Preguntas frecuentes

Setup and Quick Reference Guide 25
Starting the Dell Diagnostics
It is recommended that you print these procedures before you begin.
NOTICE: Use the Dell Diagnostics to test your Dell™ computer only. Using this program with
other computers can result in error messages.
Enter system setup, review your computer’s configuration information, and ensure that the
device you want to test displays in system setup and is active.
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 see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, follow
the instruction to run the Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities CD.
If you wait too long and the Microsoft
®
Windows
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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.
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.










