l If the Pre-boot System Assessment completes successfully, the following message appears: "Booting Dell Diagnostic Utility Partition.
Press any key to continue."
5. Press any key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive.
6. Press <Tab> to select Test Computer and then press <Enter>.
7. At the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu, left-click with the mouse, or press <Tab> and then <Enter>, to select the test you want to run (see Dell Diagnostics
Main Menu).
8. After all tests have completed, close the test window to return to the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu.
9. Close the Main Menu window to exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer.
Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities Media
Before running the Dell Diagnostics, enter the system setup program (see the Dell Technology Guide for instructions) to review your computer's configuration
information, and ensure that the device you want to test is displayed in the system setup program 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 <F12> immediately.
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 Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive, and then press <Enter>.
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 <Tab> to select Test Computer and then press <Enter>.
9. At the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu, left-click with the mouse, or press <Tab> and then <Enter>, to select the test you want to run (see Dell Diagnostics
Main Menu).
10. After all tests have completed, close the test window to return to the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu.