NOTE: Run the Diagnostics before you call Dell technical support because the diagnostic tests
provide information you may need when you call.
To start the Diagnostics, perform the following steps:
Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive.
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Turn off the computer.
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If the computer is docked, undock the computer.
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Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet.
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Turn on the computer with the Driver and Utilities CD in the CD, CD-RW, or DVD
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drive.
Press
6
and before the Microsoft
NOTE: Write down your current boot sequence in the event you want to restore it after running
the Dell Diagnostics.
Select the Boot Order page of the system setup program. Make a note of the device
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currently set as the first (top) boot device, and then set the first three devices in the
boot sequence in the following order:
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•
•
Save your changes and press
8
computer to boot from the CD.
The computer starts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.
When you have completed running diagnostics, remove the Drivers and Utilities CD.
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When the computer restarts, press
10
before the Microsoft Windows logo screen appears.
In the system setup program, select the Boot Order page and reset the boot sequence
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to the original order.
Press
12
Remove the CD from the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive.
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System Infor mation Guide
to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo screen appears,
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Diskette Drive
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
Internal HDD
to exit the system setup program and restart Microsoft Windows.
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Windows
logo screen appears.
to exit the system setup program and restart the
as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and