Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 85)

Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-3
5. In the Power menu of the Setup program, confirm the following default settings:
Power Management Mode [Customized]
CPU Throttling: [Off]
Standby Time-out: [Disabled]
Suspend Time-out: [Disabled]
Suspend Mode [Save to RAM]
Resume On Modem Ring: [Disabled]
Resume On Time of Day: [Disabled]
Resume Time: [00:00:00]
6. Press <F10> to save the settings and exit the Setup program.
7. Attach an AC adapter to the computer.
Although it is possible to run the Dell Diagnostics on a computer using battery
power, connecting the computer to AC power helps ensure that power will not be
lost during the tests.
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After you complete the preliminary instructions specified in the previous section, fol-
low these steps to start the diagnostics:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Install a diskette drive module in the options bay.
3. Place the Dell Diagnostics Diskette in the diskette drive and boot the computer.
NOTE: Before you read the rest of this chapter, you may want to start the Dell Diag-
nostics so you can see the menus on your display.
When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, and a program tests the
random-access memory (RAM) that will be used by the diagnostics.
If a failure in RAM is detected, a message appears on the screen telling you the mem-
ory address of the defective memory module. Write down the memory address and
see Chapter 5, “Getting Help,” for instructions on obtaining technical assistance.
If no errors are found in RAM, the diagnostics loads and the Diagnostics Menu
appears (see Figure 4-1). The menu allows you to exit to the MS-DOS prompt.