Before you start the Dell Diagnostics, print
this page. Then perform the following steps:
Restart the system. If the F12 = Boot Menu option appears on the screen, use the following:
- Press the <F12> key to enter the one time boot menu.
- Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD-ROM drive.
- In the Boot Device Menu select the option for the IDE CD-ROM Device.
- The Dell ResourceCD will boot to a menu allowing you to boot
from the CD-ROM or the Hard Drive. Choose to boot from the CD-ROM.
- After the CD-ROM boot process completes, another menu will appear. Select
the option to "Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics".
- A message is displayed that describes what will happen after the diagnostics run. Press
the <Enter> key after reading the message.
- When more than one version of the diagnostics are present on the Dell ResourceCD there will be a menu to select the version.
Select the version that lists your model number.
Restart the system. If the F12 = Boot Menu option does not appear on the screen, use the following:
- Press <DEL> or the <F2> key to enter System Setup when prompted.
- Confirm that all ports are enabled, and verify that the
CD-ROM Device is listed BEFORE the Hard-Disk Drive
in the Boot Sequence list.
- Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD-ROM drive. Press
<F10> to Save Changes ( or press <ESC> and select Save Changes and Exit) and restart the system.
- The Dell ResourceCD will boot to a menu allowing you to boot
from the CD-ROM or the Hard Drive. Choose to boot from the CD-ROM.
- After the CD-ROM boot process completes, another menu will appear. Select
the option to "Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics".
- When more than one version of the diagnostics are present on the Dell ResourceCD there will be a menu to select the version.
Select the version that lists your model number.