Dell Dimension L c Series, Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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4-10 Dell Dimension Lxxxc Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
The Dell Diagnostics provides a series of menus and options from which you choose
particular test groups or subtests. You can also control the sequence in which the
tests are run. The diagnostic test groups or subtests also have these helpful features:
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Options that let you run tests individually or collectively
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An option that allows you to choose the number of times a test group or subtest
is repeated
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The ability to display or print out test results, or to save them in a file
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Options to temporarily suspend testing if an error is detected, or to terminate
testing when an adjustable error limit is reached
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A Devices menu category that briefly describes each test and its parameters
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A Config menu category that describes the configuration of the devices in the
selected device group
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Status messages that inform you whether test groups or subtests were com-
pleted successfully
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Error messages that appear if any problems are detected
As long as the microprocessor and the input and output components of your com-
puter system (the monitor, keyboard, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, and diskette drive)
are working, you can use the Dell Diagnostics. If you are experienced with computers
and know what component(s) you need to test, simply select the appropriate diagnos-
tic test group(s) or subtest(s). If you are unsure about how to begin diagnosing a
problem, read the rest of this section.
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To start the diagnostics, perform the following steps:
1. Turn off the computer.
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2. Insert the Microsoft Windows 98 Boot Disk into the diskette drive.
NOTE: For systems running Windows NT, use the Hard Disk Drive and Utilities
diskette included with your computer system or any MS-DOS
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bootable
diskette.
3. Insert the
Dell Dimension ResourceCD
into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
4. Turn on the computer.
5. When the boot screen appears, select 2 Start Computer with CD-ROM Sup-
port (Windows 98) or 1 EIDE Support (Windows NT).