Dell OptiPlex Systems Setup And Quick Reference Manual page 20

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
Shut down and restart the computer.
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When the DELL
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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.
When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition
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and press <Enter>.
When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you
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want to run.
Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the
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Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu
screen.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD drive.
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Shut down and restart the computer.
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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.
When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device
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and press <Enter>.
Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.
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Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
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Type to start the ResourceCD menu.
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Type to start the Dell Diagnostics.
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Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If
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multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your
platform.
When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you
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want to run.
When the tests are completed, remove the CD.
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®
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
Utilities
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.
Setup and Quick Reference Guide
Drivers and
CD.
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