Dell OptiPlex GX270: Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD Running the Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From the Drivers and Utilities CD

1 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD drive.

2 Shut down 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.

3 When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device

NOTE: This feature

and press <Enter>.

changes the boot sequence

for one time only. On the

4 Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.

next start-up, the

computer boots according

5 Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.

to the devices specified in

6 Ty p e 1 to start the ResourceCD menu.

system setup.

7 Ty p e 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

platform.

9 When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you

want to run.

10 When the tests are completed, remove the CD.

11 Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the

Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu

screen.

Running the Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics

The Dell IDE Hard Drive Diagnostics is a utility that tests the hard drive to

troubleshoot or confirm a hard drive failure.

1 Turn on your computer (if your computer is already on, restart it).

2 When F2 = Setup appears in the upper-right corner of the screen,

press <Ctrl><Alt><D>.

3 Follow the instructions on the screen.

If a failure is reported, see "Hard Drive Problems" in your User’s Guide.

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