52 Quick Reference Guide
NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been
found, run the Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities media (optional).
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
desktop. Then
shut down
your computer and try again.
3
When the boot device list appears, highlight
Boot to Utility Partition
and
press <Enter>.
4
When the Dell Diagnostics
Main Menu
appears, select the test you want
to run.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
1
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
media.
2
Shut down and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft Windows 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 computer boots according to the devices specified in the system setup
program.
3
When the boot device list appears, highlight the listing for the optical
drive and press <Enter>.
4
Select the listing for the optical drive option from the CD boot menu.
5
Select the option to boot from the optical drive from the menu that
appears.
6
Ty p e
1
to start the
Drivers and Utilities
media menu.
7
Ty p e
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.