7. When prompted, insert a blank, formatted diskette into the diskette drive and
continue to follow the instructions on the screen.
8. When the operation is complete, remove the diskette and click Quit.
9. Insert another blank, formatted diskette into the diskette drive and continue to
follow the instructions on the screen.
10. When the operation is complete, remove the diskette and click Quit.
Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes
Torun diagnostics from the diagnostic CD image or diagnostic diskettes that you
created, use the following procedure:
1. Make sure the computer is turned off.
2. If you are running diagnostics from diskettes using a USB diskette drive, plug
in the USB device.
3. Insert the CD into the optical drive or the first diagnostic diskette into the
diskette drive.
4. Restart the computer.
Note: If the diagnostic program does not start, you might not have your optical
drive or diskette drive set as a startable device. See “Selecting a startup
device” on page 52 for instructions on how to change the startup device.
5. When the diagnostics program opens, follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: If you are running diagnostics from a diskette, when prompted, remove
the first diskette and insert the second diskette.
6. When the program finishes, be sure to remove the CD or diskette from the
drive.
7. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Press the F1 key for additional help.
Navigating through the diagnostics programs
Use the cursor movement keys to navigate within the menus.
vThe Enter key is used to select a menu item.
vThe Esc key is used to back up to the previous menu.
vFor online help select F1.
Running tests
There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests.
vUsing the cursor movement keys, highlight Run Normal Testor Run Quick Test
from the Diagnostics menu and then press Enter.
This automatically runs a pre-defined group of tests from each test category.
Run Normal Testruns a more extensive set of tests than does Run Quick Test
and takes longer to complete.
vPress F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories.
vFrom within a test category,press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the
selected tests in that category.
vUsing the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category,
and then press Enter. This runs only that test.
Press Esc at any time to stop the testing process.
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