Quick Reference Guide 23FILE LOCATION: J:\DL\DL044400\DTP\U4796eb0.fmD E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L – P R E L I M I N A R Y 1 2 / 1 0 / 0 4 – F O R P R O O F O N LY5 When the boot device list appears, highlight Diagnostics and press .The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment, a series of initial tests of your systemboard, keyboard, hard drive, and display.• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.• If a failure is detected, the computer stops and beeps. To stop the assessment and restartthe computer, press ; to continue to the next test, press ; to retest thecomponent that failed, press .• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write down the errorcode(s) and contact Dell before continuing on to the Dell Diagnostics.If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you receive the message BootingDell Diagnostic Utility Partition. Press any key to continue.6 Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your harddrive.Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Optional Drivers and Utilities CD1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.2 Shut down and restart the computer.When the DELL logo appears, press immediately.If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see theWindows 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 computerboots according to the devices specified in system setup.3 When the boot device list appears, highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive and press .4 Select the CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive option from the CD boot menu.5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.6 Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.7 Type 2 to start the Dell Diagnostics.8 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed,select the version appropriate for your computer.9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run.
