Starting the Dell Diagnostics
NOTICE: Only use the Dell Diagnostics to test your Dell™ computer. Using this program with other computers can result in error messages.
Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from the Dell
Dimension ResourceCD as explained below.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive
1Shut down and restart the computer.
2When the DELL® logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the Microsoft® Windows® logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again.
3When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition and press <Enter>.
4When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run (see page 66).
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the ResourceCD
1Insert the ResourceCD into the CD drive.
2Shut down and restart the 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 through the Start menu and try again.
3When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE
4Select the IDE
5Select the Boot from
6Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.
7Type 2 to start the Dell Diagnostics.
8Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your platform.
HINT: If you receive a message stating that no Diagnostics utility partition has been found, follow the instructions to run the Dell Diagnostics from your ResourceCD.
HINT: This feature changes the boot sequence for one time only. On the next
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