Dell XPS 8300 Owner's Manual - Page 59

Boot to Utility Partition, Main Menu, Start, IDE CD-ROM Device, Boot from CD-ROM

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3 When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition and press . 4 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run (see page 60). Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the ResourceCD 1 Insert the ResourceCD. 2 Shut down (see page 27) and restart the computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately. If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the Start menu and try again. 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 the system setup program. 3 When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device and press . 4 Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu. 5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears. 6 Type 1 to start the ResourceCD menu. 7 Type 2 to start the Dell Diagnostics. 8 Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your computer. 9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run (see page 60). Advanced Troubleshooting 59

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Advanced Troubleshooting
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3
When the boot device list appears, highlight
Boot to Utility Partition
and
press <Enter>.
4
When the Dell Diagnostics
Main Menu
appears, select the test you want to run
(see page 60).
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the ResourceCD
1
Insert the ResourceCD.
2
Shut down (see page 27) and restart the computer.
When the DELL logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see
the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer through the
Start
menu and
try again.
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 the system setup program.
3
When the boot device list appears, highlight
IDE CD-ROM Device
and
press <Enter>.
4
Select the
IDE CD-ROM Device
option from the CD boot menu.
5
Select the
Boot from CD-ROM
option from the menu that appears.
6
Type
1
to start the ResourceCD menu.
7
Type
2
to start the Dell Diagnostics.
8
Select
Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics
from the numbered list. If multiple versions
are listed, select the version appropriate for your computer.
9
When the Dell Diagnostics
Main Menu
appears, select the test you want to run
(see page 60).