Dell Inspiron 2650 User Guide - Page 65

CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive, Diagnostics, Boot First Device, Hard Drive, Drivers and Utilities, Drivers

Get Dell Inspiron 2650 PDF manuals and user guides View all Dell Inspiron 2650 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 65 highlights

file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm HINT: In the system setup program, a device preceded by an exclamation point (!) indicates that the device is disabled. 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet. 3. Turn on the computer with the Drivers and Utilities CD in the optical drive. 4. Press to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and before the Microsoft® Windows® logo screen appears. 5. Press the right-arrow key to select the Boot tab at the top of the screen. 6. Press the down-arrow key to select the CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive, and then press to move the selected device to the top of the boot list. 7. Press to save and exit the system setup program and restart the computer to boot from the CD. The computer starts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics. 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. 8. When you have completed running the diagnostics, remove the Drivers and Utilities CD. 9. When the computer restarts, press as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and before the Microsoft Windows logo screen appears. 10. Press the right-arrow key to select the Boot tab at the top of the screen. 11. Reset Boot First Device to Hard Drive. 12. Press to save and exit the system setup program and restart Windows. 13. Remove the CD from the optical drive. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm (3 of 8) [2/28/2004 6:52:05 AM]

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm
HINT:
In the system setup program, a device preceded by an exclamation point
(!) indicates that the device is disabled.
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet.
3.
Turn on the computer with the
Drivers and Utilities
CD in the optical drive.
4.
Press
to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo screen
appears, and before the Microsoft® Windows® logo screen appears.
5.
Press the right-arrow key to select the
Boot
tab at the top of the screen.
6.
Press the down-arrow key to select the
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
, and then
press
to move the selected device to the top of the boot list.
7.
Press
to save and exit the system setup program and restart the computer
to boot from the CD.
The computer starts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.
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.
8.
When you have completed running the diagnostics, remove the
Drivers and
Utilities
CD.
9.
When the computer restarts, press
as soon as the Dell logo screen
appears, and before the Microsoft Windows logo screen appears.
10.
Press the right-arrow key to select the
Boot
tab at the top of the screen.
11.
Reset
Boot First Device
to
Hard Drive
.
12.
Press
to save and exit the system setup program and restart Windows.
13.
Remove the CD from the optical drive.
file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm (3 of 8) [2/28/2004 6:52:05 AM]