DELL 4501 User Manual

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The Dell Diagnostics allows you to:

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Perform express, extended, or custom tests on one or all devices

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Select tests based on a symptom of the problem you are having

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Choose how many times a test is run

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Display test results

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Suspend testing if an error is detected

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Access online help information that describes the tests and devices

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Receive status messages that tell you whether tests completed 
successfully

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Receive error messages if problems are detected

Starting the Dell Diagnostics

It is recommended that you print these procedures before you begin.

 NOTICE: Only use the Dell Diagnostics to test your Dell™ computer. Using 

this program with other computers can result in error messages.

Enter system setup, review your computer’s configuration information, and 
ensure that the device you want to test displays in system setup and is 
active.

Start the Dell Diagnostics from either your hard drive or from the 

Drivers 

and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD).

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive

1

Shut down and restart the computer.

2

When the DELL

®

 logo appears, press <F12> immediately.

 NOTE: If you receive a 

message stating that no 
Diagnostics utility 
partition has been found, 
follow the instructions to 
run the Dell Diagnostics 
from your Drivers and 
Utilities CD.

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 Boot to Utility Partition

 

and press <Enter>.

4

When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you 
want to run.