Dell OptiPlex GX150 Information Manual page 17

System Boot Troubleshooting
A system can fail to boot (start) for any of the following reasons:
• The system setup settings are incorrect or corrupted.
• The peripherals are defective or incorrectly installed.
• The system cannot boot from the hard drive.
• The system cannot boot from the diskette drive.
• The system cannot boot from the CD drive.
• No Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server is available.
• The nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) is corrupted.
To boot the system, use one of the following tools:
• Dell ResourceCD
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• MS-DOS bootable diskette
• Windows 95 startup diskette for the Microsoft Windows 95 operating
system
• Emergency repair diskette for the Microsoft Windows NT
system
• Operating system CD (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and
Windows Millennium Edition, for example)
To verify that settings in system setup are correct, perform the following
steps:
During system boot, while the Dell logo is displayed, press <F2> to
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enter system setup.
If you are using a diskette to boot your system, verify the following
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system setup settings:
• Diskette Drive A: is set correctly.
• Boot Sequence is set to Diskette Drive A:.
• Diskette Interface is set to Auto under Integrated Devices.
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