Dell Inspiron 2000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 52
ATAPI CD-ROM Drive, Hard Disk, Boot to LAN, Diagnostics Menu, Quickly Test All Devices, Fully Test
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ATAPI CD-ROM Drive Hard Disk Boot to LAN For instructions on using the system setup program, refer to Appendix B, "Using the System Setup Program." 4. Save the changes and exit the system setup program. 5. Insert the Dell System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. If your computer has a diskette drive attached, make sure that the drive does not contain a diskette. 6. Restart the computer. The Dell Diagnostics run automatically. NOTES: After running the Dell Diagnostics, to change the boot sequence, repeat steps 1 through 4 and then restart your computer. Before you read the rest of this subsection, you may want to start the Dell Diagnostics so that you can see it on your display. When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message telling you that the diagnostics is loading. After the diagnostics loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears (see Figure 3-1). The menu allows you to run all or specific diagnostic tests or to exit to the MS-DOS prompt. For a quick check of your computer, select the Quickly Test All Devices 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 thorough check of your computer, select the Fully Test All Devices option. To check a particular area of your computer, select the Select Devices to Test option. To select an option from this menu, highlight the option and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option you choose. 3-14 Dell Inspiron 2000 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide