Dell Diagnostics
When to Use the Dell Diagnostics
If you experience a problem with your computer, perform the checks in
Solving Problems
and run the Dell Diagnostics before you contact Dell for technical
assistance (see
Contacting Dell
).
It is recommended that you print these procedures before you begin.
Enter system setup, review your computer's configuration information, and ensure that the device you want to test displays in system setup and is active.
Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from the Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the
ResourceCD
). See
Dell Diagnostics
.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
1.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2.
When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop. shut down your
computer (see
Turning Off Your Computer
), 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 that you want to run (see
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
).
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
1.
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
2.
Shut down your computer (see
Turning Off Your Computer
).
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer (see
Turning
Off Your Computer
), and try again.
3.
When the boot device list appears, highlight
Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive
and press <Enter>.
4.
Select the
Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive
option from the CD boot menu.
Write fault on selected drive —
See
Drive Problems
.
<drive letter>
:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready —
The floppy drive cannot read the disk. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and
try again.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
.
NOTICE:
The Dell Diagnostics works only on Dell™ computers.
NOTE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD is optional and may not ship with all computers.
NOTE:
If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from your
Drivers and Utilities
CD (see
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD
).
NOTE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD is optional and may not ship with all computers.
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
system setup.
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