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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 (see
page 57).
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the ResourceCD
1 Insert the ResourceCD into the CD drive.
2 Shut 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.
NOTE: This feature changes 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 IDE CD-ROM Device and press
<Enter>.
4 Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.
5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
6 Typ e 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.
7 Typ 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 platform.
9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run as
explained in the following section.
Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
1 After the Dell Diagnostics loads and the Main Menu screen appears, click the button
for the option you want.
NOTE: The Service Tag number for your computer is located at the top of each test screen.