Dell Dimension L Series, Справочное и ремонтное руководство

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support.dell.com Basic Troubleshooting 4-11
3. Turn on the computer.
4. When the boot screen appears, select Start Computer with CD-ROM Support ROM Support
(Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000) or EIDE Support
(Windows NT).
5. At the
a:\
prompt, type
x:
(where
x
is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive,
which is displayed on the line above the
a:\
prompt). Press <Enter>. Press <Enter>.
For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, type
d:
and press <Enter>.
6. Type
diags32
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. 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 kly 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.
Figure 4-1. Diagnostics Menu
Dell Diagnostics Main Screen
When you select Select Devices to Test from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU ENU , 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