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Troubleshooting
2
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3
Diagnostics can be invoked one of two ways:
a
When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately. Select Diagnostics from the boot
menu and press <Enter>.
NOTE:
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
NOTE:
Before attempting option B, the computer must be powered down completely.
b
Press and hold the <Fn> key while powering the computer on.
NOTE:
If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell
Diagnostics from the
Drivers and Utilities
media.
The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of initial tests of your system board,
keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, etc.
• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.
• If a failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the assessment and restart the
computer, press <N>; to continue to the next test, press <Y>; to retest the component that
failed, press <R>.
• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the error code(s) and
contact Dell.
If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you will receive the following message:
Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any key to continue.
4
Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
media.
2
Shut down and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE:
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
NOTE:
The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer boots
according to the devices specified in the system setup program.
3
When the boot device list appears, highlight
IDE CD-ROM DeviceCD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
and
press <Enter>.
4
Select the
Boot from CD-ROM
option from the menu that appears and press <Enter>.
5
Type
1
to start the
CD
menu and press <Enter> to proceed.
6
Select
Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics
from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select
the version appropriate for your computer.
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