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CD-ROM drive) are working, you can use the Dell Diagnostics. If you know what component(s) you need to test, simply select the appropriate diagnostic test group(s) or subtest(s). If you are unsure about the scope of the problem, read the rest of this chapter. Follow these steps to run the diagnostics: See "Create Diskettes" in Chapter 2 of the Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems User's Guide. If the system fails to boot, see Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. NOTE: Before you read the rest of this chapter, you may want to start the Dell Diagnostics so you can see it on the screen of the monitor. When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message telling you that the diagnostics is loading. Before the diagnostics loads into memory, a program tests the random-access memory (RAM) that will be used by the diagnostics. If no errors are found in RAM, the diagnostics loads, and the Diagnostics Menu appears (see Figure 5-1). The menu allows you to run all or specific diagnostic tests or to exit the Dell Diagnostics. For a quick check of the system, select the Run Quick Tests option. This option runs only the subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long time to run. Dell recommends that you choose this option first to increase the odds of tracing the source of the problem quickly. For a complete check of the system, select the Run All Tests option. To check a particular area of the system, select the Run Specific Tests option. To select an option from the Diagnostics Menu, highlight the option and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you choose. 5-2 Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
CD-ROM drive) are working, you can use the Dell Diagnostics. If you know what com-
ponent(s) you need to test, simply select the appropriate diagnostic test group(s) or
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chapter.
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NOTE: Before you read the rest of this chapter, you may want to start the Dell Diag-
nostics so you can see it on the screen of the monitor.
When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message
telling you that the diagnostics is loading. Before the diagnostics loads into memory, a
program tests the random-access memory (RAM) that will be used by the
diagnostics.
If no errors are found in RAM, the diagnostics loads, and the Diagnostics Menu
appears (see Figure 5-1). The menu allows you to run all or specific diagnostic tests or
to exit the Dell Diagnostics.
For a quick check of the system, select the Run Quick Tests option. This option runs
only the subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long time
to run. Dell recommends that you choose this option first to increase the odds of trac-
ing the source of the problem quickly. For a complete check of the system, select the
Run All Tests option. To check a particular area of the system, select the Run Specific
Tests option.
To select an option from the Diagnostics Menu, highlight the option and press
<Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you
choose.