Dell OptiPlex SX Systems, Setup And Quick Reference Manual

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24 S e t u p a n d Q u i c k Re f e r e n c e G u i d e
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Drivers for Your Computer
To display a list of device drivers for your computer, perform the following steps:
1
Click My Drivers in the Topic pull-down menu.
The Drivers and Utilities CD scans your computer’s hardware and operating system,
and then a list of device drivers for your system configuration is displayed on the
screen.
2
Click the appropriate driver and follow the instructions to download the driver to your
computer.
To view all available drivers for your computer, click Drivers from the Topic pull-down
menu.
Running the Dell Diagnostics
The Dell Diagnostics is a program that tests various components in your computer. Run
this program whenever you have a computer problem to help you identify the source of the
problem. You can run the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive or the
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
From the Hard Drive:
NOTICE:
If your hard drive fails, run the Dell IDE Hard-Drive Diagnostics (see "Running the
Dell IDE Hard-Drive Diagnostics" on page 25).
1
Shut down and restart the computer.
2
When the DELL
™
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 Drivers and Utilities CD.
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.
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.
5
Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics
and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen.
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