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If you have a computer problem and are unable to access the online User's Guide, use the Dell Diagnostics to help you determine the cause of the problem and to help you solve it. The Diagnostics are on the Drivers and Utilities CD that came with your computer. To start the Diagnostics, perform the following steps: 1 Turn off the computer. 2 If the computer is docked, undock the computer. 3 Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet. 4 Turn on the computer with the Driver and Utilities CD in the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. 5 Press to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo screen appears, and before the Microsoft Windows logo screen appears. 6 Select the Boot Order page of the system setup program. Make a note of the device currently set as the first (top) boot device, and then set the first three devices in the boot sequence in the following order: • Diskette Drive • CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive • Internal HDD 7 Save your changes and press to 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. 8 When you have completed running 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 In the system setup program, select the Boot Order page and reset the boot sequence to the original order. 11 Press to exit the system setup program and restart Microsoft Windows. 12 Remove the CD from the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive. NOTE: Run the Diagnostics before you call Dell technical support because the diagnostic tests provide information you may need when you call. NOTE: Write down your current boot sequence in the event you want to restore it after running the Dell Diagnostics. System Infor mation Guide 25

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System Information Guide
25
If you have a computer problem and are unable to access the online
User’s
Guide
, use the Dell Diagnostics to help you determine the cause of the
problem and to help you solve it. The Diagnostics are on the
Drivers and
Utilities
CD that came with your computer.
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:
1
Turn off the computer.
2
If the computer is docked, undock the computer.
3
Ensure that the computer is connected to an electrical outlet.
4
Turn on the computer with the
Driver and Utilities
CD in the CD,
CD-RW, or DVD drive.
5
Press
to enter the system setup program as soon as the Dell logo
screen appears, and before the Microsoft Windows logo screen
appears.
NOTE:
Write down your
current boot sequence in
the event you want to
restore it after running
the Dell Diagnostics.
6
Select the
Boot Order
page of the system setup program. Make a note
of the device currently set as the first (top) boot device, and then set
the first three devices in the boot sequence in the following order:
•
Diskette Drive
•
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
•
Internal HDD
7
Save your changes and press
to 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.
8
When you have completed running 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
In the system setup program, select the
Boot Order
page and reset the
boot sequence to the original order.
11
Press
to exit the system setup program and restart Microsoft
Windows.
12
Remove the CD from the CD, CD-RW, or DVD drive.