Dell Dimension L c Series, Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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Basic Troubleshooting 4-11
6. At the D? prompt, type [ (where [ is the drive letter for the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, which is displayed on the line above the D? prompt). Press
<Enter>.
For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, type G and press <Enter>.
7. Type
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and press <Enter>.
The DIAGNOSTICS MENU appears (see Figure 4-1). The menu allows you to run
all or specific diagnostic tests or to exit to the MS-DOS prompt.
NOTE: Before you read the rest of this section, you may want to start the Dell Diag-
nostics so that you can see it on the screen of your monitor.
For a quick check of your system, select Quickly Test All Devices . This option runs
only the subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long time
to run. Dell recommends that you choose this option first to increase the odds of trac-
ing the source of the problem quickly. For a thorough check of your system, select
Fully Test All Devices . To check a particular area of your system, select Select
Devices to Test .
To select an option from this menu, highlight the option and press <Enter>, or press
the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you choose.
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When you select Select Devices to Test from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU , the main
screen of the diagnostics appears (see Figure 4-2). The main screen lists the diagnos-
tic test device groups, lists the devices of the selected device group, and allows you
to select options from a menu. From this screen, you can enter two other types of
screens.