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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Running the Dell Diagnostics The Dell Diagnostics is a program that tests various components in your computer. Run this program whenever you have a computer problem to help you identify the source of the problem.You can run the Dell Diagnostics from your hard drive or the ResourceCD. NOTICE: If your hard drive fails, run the Dell Diagnostics from the ResourceCD. 1 Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it). 2 When F2 = Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press . The diagnostics initialization begins immediately; then the Diagnostics Menu appears. 3 Select the appropriate diagnostic option for your computer. To use the diagnostics, follow instructions on the screen. Changing the Boot Sequence To run the Dell Diagnostics from the ResourceCD, perform the following steps to enable your computer to boot from the CD: 1 Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive. 2 Turn on (or restart) your computer. 3 When F2 = Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press . NOTE: This feature changes the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in system setup. The Boot Device Menu appears. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again. 4 Select the CD-ROM Device option. 22 Setup and Quick Ref erence Gu ide

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Setup and Quick Reference Guide
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Running the Dell Diagnostics
The Dell Diagnostics is a program that tests various components in your
computer. Run this program whenever you have a computer problem to
help you identify the source of the problem.You can run the Dell
Diagnostics from your hard drive or the
ResourceCD
.
NOTICE:
If your hard drive fails, run the Dell Diagnostics from the
ResourceCD
.
1
Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it).
2
When
F2 = Setup
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen,
press <Ctrl><Alt><F10>.
The diagnostics initialization begins immediately; then the
Diagnostics Menu
appears.
3
Select the appropriate diagnostic option for your computer.
To use the diagnostics, follow instructions on the screen.
Changing the Boot Sequence
To run the Dell Diagnostics from the
ResourceCD
, perform the following
steps to enable your computer to boot from the CD:
1
Insert the
Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD
into the CD drive.
2
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3
When
F2 = Setup
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen,
press <Ctrl><Alt><F8>.
NOTE:
This feature changes the boot sequence for one time only. On the next
start-up, the computer boots according to the devices specified in system setup.
The
Boot Device Menu
appears.
If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait
until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer
and try again.
4
Select the
CD-ROM Device
option.