Before you start testing, Running the dell diagnostics – Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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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

" and the safety

instructions in your System Information Guide.

Turn on your printer if one is attached, and ensure that it is online.

Enter

system setup

, confirm your computer's system 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. For

additional information, refer to the

Dell Precision WorkStations ResourceCD

User's Guide, located on the Dell ResourceCD. See "

Finding Information and

Assistance

" for more information.

1

Insert the Dell Precision ResourceCD into the

CD

drive.

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

automatically runs the ResourceCD, and the

main menu appears.

NOTE:

If this is the first time you have used the ResourceCD, an

installation utility automatically runs, and then the main menu appears.

2

Press <Alt><F4> to exit the main menu.

3

Ensure that your diskette drive is empty.

NOTE:

Some of the diagnostics tests allow you to print the results. If you

want to print test results, turn on your printer, if one is attached, and
ensure that it is online.

4

Restart the computer.

5

If your computer boots to the CD, the Dell logo screen appears,

followed by a list of menu option descriptions and their available

languages.

NOTE:

If your computer does not boot to the CD, change the

Boot

Sequence

to boot from the CD drive.

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