Dell Vostro 1200 Owner's Manual - Page 81
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media, CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive - drivers for windows 7
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Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media Before running the Dell Diagnostics, enter System Setup (see "Viewing the System Setup Screens" on page 102) to review your computer's configuration information, and ensure that the device you want to test is displayed in System Setup and is active. 1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities media into the optical drive. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key is held down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in even intervals to open the Boot Device Menu. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down your computer and try again. 4 When the boot device list appears, use the up- or down- arrow keys to highlight CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive then press . NOTE: Using the one-time boot menu changes the boot sequence for the current boot only. Upon restart, the computer boots according to the boot sequence specified in System Setup. 5 Press any key to confirm that you want to start from the CD/DVD. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down your computer and try again. 6 Type 1 to Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics. 7 At the Dell Diagnostics Menu, type 1 to select Dell 32-bit Diagnostics for Resource CD (graphical user interface). 8 Press to select Test System and then press . NOTE: It is recommended that you select Test System to run a complete test on your computer. Selecting Test Memory initiates the extended memory test, which can take up to thirty minutes or more to complete. When the test completes, record the test results and then press any key to return to the previous menu. Troubleshooting Tools 81