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4. Press any key before the automatic boot countdown timer reaches 0.

The Support Live Image welcome screen is displayed with a list of options. For more information, see Boot Options.

NOTE: If you do not press any key before the countdown timer reaches 0, the Support Live Image automatically

boots to the Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 9G–12G servers) option.

Boot Options

NOTE: When the system boots to the Support Live Image, the automatic boot countdown timer is displayed. To

view the boot options menu, you must press any key before the countdown timer reaches 0. If you do not press

any key before the countdown timer reaches 0, the Support Live Image automatically boots to the

Linux-Based

Diagnostic Tools (Dell 9G–12G servers) option.

The following are the list of boot options:

• Linux-Based Diagnostic Tools (Dell 9G–12G servers) — Boots to the Community ENTerprise Operating System

(CentOS), an Enterprise-class Linux distribution.

• DOS-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 9G–10G servers) — Boots to MS-DOS and you can run MP Memory test, Loop

Memory test, Dell 32-Bit Diagnostics, and the Asset tool.

• DOS-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 11G servers) — Boots to MS-DOS and you can run MP Memory test, Loop

Memory test, Dell 32-Bit Diagnostics, and the Asset tool.

• DOS-Based Diagnostics Tools (Dell 12G servers) — Boots to MS-DOS and you can run the Asset tool.

NOTE: Dell 32-Bit Diagnostics, MP Memory test, and Loop Memory test is not supported on Dell 12G servers.

For more information on the diagnostic tools that you can run in the Linux and DOS environments, see Tools Available.

Using The MS-DOS-Based Tools

This section provides information about using the MS-DOS-based tools included in the Support Live Image.

To use the MS-DOS-based tools and options available on the image, see:

• Running The MP Memory Test

• Running The GUI-Based 32-Bit Diagnostics

• Running The Loop Memory Test

• Setting The Asset Tag

• Clearing The Single Bit Error Log

Running The MP Memory Test

MP Memory is a Dell-developed, DOS-based memory test tool. Running MP Memory test, it tests the processors cache

memory and physical memory.

This tool is efficient for memory configurations greater than 4 GB. The tool supports single processor or multiprocessor

configurations and processors using Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. MP Memory operates only on Dell PowerEdge

servers that run on Intel processors.

NOTE: The MP Memory test may not be supported on some PowerEdge C servers.