Dell 5000 manual Exit to MS-DOS, Delete the Hibernate File

9.When the Setup Confirmation screen appears, press <Enter> to confirm that you want to save the configuration changes and exit the system setup program.

The computer restarts automatically.

The Dell Diagnostics begins automatically.

After the diagnostic utility loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears (see Figure 3-1).

Fully Test All Devices

Quickly Test All Devices

Select Devices to Test

Exit to MS-DOS

Figure 3-1. Diagnostics Menu

10.Press the down-arrow key to select Exit to MS-DOSand then press <Enter>.

For instructions on deleting and creating the hibernate file, refer to the following sections.

Delete the Hibernate File

1.Boot your computer from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive with the System Software CD in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

For instructions, refer to the preceding section, “Boot Your Computer With the System Software CD.”

2.At the R:\DIAGS prompt, type cd\ and press <Enter>.

3.At the R:\ prompt, type cd\UTILITY and press <Enter>.

4.Type phdisk /delete /file and press <Enter>.

NOTE: You must type a space between phdisk and /delete and /file.

5.Follow the instructions on your screen to delete the hibernate file.

The computer automatically restarts.

To create a new hibernate file immediately after deleting it, perform the following steps:

1.When the Diagnostics Menu appears, press the down-arrow key to select Exit to MS-DOSand then press <Enter>.

2.Complete steps 2 through 6 in the next section, “Create the Hibernate File.”

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