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• Perform quick checks or extensive tests on one or all devices
• Choose the number of times a test group or subtest is repeated
• Display or print test results or save them in a file
• Suspend testing if an error is detected or terminate testing when an
adjustable error limit is reached
• Access online Help screens that describe the tests and tell how to run
them
• Read status messages that inform you whether test groups or subtests
completed successfully
• Receive error messages that appear if problems are detected
Before You Start Testing
• Read "Safety First—For You and Your Computer" and the safety
instructions in your System Information Guide.
• Turn on your printer if one is attached, and ensure that it is online.
• Enter system setup, confirm your computer's system configuration
information, and enable all of its components and devices, such as
ports.
Running the Dell Diagnostics
NOTE: Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin. For
additional information, refer to the
Dell Precision WorkStations ResourceCD
User's Guide
, located on the
Dell ResourceCD
.
1
Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD drive.
NOTE: Some of the diagnostics tests allow you to print the results. If you
want to print test results, turn on your printer, if one is attached, and
ensure that it is online.
2
Shut down and restart the computer.
3 Enter system setup.
4 Change the Boot Sequence to use the CD drive as the first device in
the boot sequence.