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• Display or print test results or save them in a file
• Suspend testing if an error is detected or terminate testing when an
adjustable error limit is reached
• Access online Help screens that describe the tests and tell how to run
them
• Read status messages that inform you whether test groups or subtests
completed successfully
• Receive error messages that appear if problems are detected
Before You Start Testing
• Read “Safety First—For You and Your Computer.”
• Turn on your printer if one is attached, and make sure it is online.
• Enter system setup, confirm your computer's configuration
information, and enable all of its components and devices, such as
ports.
Running the Dell Diagnostics
NOTE: Dell recommends
that you print these
procedures before you
begin.
1 Shut down and restart the computer.
2 Enter system setup.
3 Change the Boot Sequence to use the CD drive as the first device in
the boot sequence.
NOTE: Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to
restore it after running the Dell Diagnostics.
4
Insert the Dell OptiPlex ResourceCD into the CD drive.
5 Press <Alt><b> to exit system setup and save your changes.
The computer reboots and the Dell logo screen appears followed by a
list of the available languages.
NOTE: If you are using the ResourceCD for the first time on this
computer, the ResourceCD Installation window opens to inform you that
the ResourceCD is about to begin installation. Click OK to continue. To
complete the installation, respond to the prompts offered by the
installation program. If the Welcome Dell System Owner screen opens,
click Next to continue.
6
Select Start computer to run Dell Diagnostics.