support.dell.com System Software Solutions 4-212. Shut down the computer.3. If the computer is docked, undock it. For instructions, see your Advanced PortReplicator User’s Guide.4. Turn on the computer.5. Press at the Dell BIOS splash screen to access the System Setup menu.6. Press the down-arrow key to move through the field, and press the left- or right-arrow key to change the device setting. Select the following boot sequence:• Boot First Device: Diskette Drive• Boot Second Device: CDROM/DVDROM Drive• Boot Third Device: Internal HDD7. Shut down the computer.8. If your computer has a diskette drive attached, make sure that the drive does notcontain a diskette.9. Turn the computer on.The computer restarts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.10. Type x to exit to MS-DOS.11. At the MS-DOS prompt, type r:\winx\suspend\rms2d (where winx is youroperating system), and press .NOTE: When you run the Dell Diagnostics from the System Software CD, theCD-ROM drive letter is r.Status messages appear on the screen as the removal process progresses.When the S2D partition has been removed, the following message appears:The S2D partition was successfully removed.NOTE: After you remove the S2D partition, the computer cannot activate save-to-disksuspend mode until you re-create the partition. If you try to activate save-to-disksuspend mode and receive the message No Suspend-To-Disk partitionavailable, you must create an S2D partition.Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend PartitionThe mks2d.exe file creates the S2D partition that the computer uses to store the sys-tem data that is saved when you put the computer in S2D suspend mode. Use themks2d.exe file to create a new S2D partition in the following cases:• If you increase the amount of system memory by adding a memory module• If you used the rms2d.exe file to remove the original S2D partition and now wantto re-create the partition• If your hard-disk drive becomes corrupted
