Quick Reference Guide 233 Start the Dell Diagnostics in one of the following two ways:a When the DELL™ logo appears, press immediately. SelectDiagnostics from the boot menu and press .NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continueto wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; then, shut down yourcomputer and try again.NOTE: Before attempting option B, the computer must be powered downcompletely.b Press and hold the key while powering the computer on.NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition hasbeen found, run the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities media.The computer runs the Pre-boot System Assessment (PSA), a series of initialtests of your system board, keyboard, display, memory, hard drive, etc.• During the assessment, answer any questions that appear.• If failures are detected during the Pre-boot System Assessment, write downthe error code(s) and see "Contacting Dell" in your online User’s Guide.If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, you will receivethe message, "Booting Dell Diagnostic UtilityPartition.Press any key to continue".4 Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utilitypartition on your hard drive.Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.2 Shut down and restart the computer.When the DELL logo appears, press immediately.NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continueto wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; then, shut down yourcomputer and try again.NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the nextstart-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setupprogram.
