When To Use The Dell Diagnostics; Starting The Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive - Dell Precision Workstation 370 User's & Service Manual

battery. See "Replacing the Battery."
Timer chip counter 2 failed —
Unexpected interrupt in protected mode —
WARNING: Dell's Disk Monitoring System has detected that drive [0/1] on the [primary/secondary]
IDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is advisable to immediately back up
your data and replace your hard drive by calling your support desk or Dell —
If no replacement drive is immediately available and the drive is not the only bootable drive,
setup and change the appropriate drive setting to None. Then remove the drive from the computer.
Write fault —
Write fault on selected drive —
See "Drive Problems."
<drive letter>:\ is not accessible. The device is not ready —
Insert a floppy disk into the drive and try again.
Dell Diagnostics
CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in
the Product Information Guide.

When to Use the Dell Diagnostics

If you experience a problem with your computer, perform the checks in
before you contact Dell for technical assistance.
It is recommended that you print these procedures before you begin.
NOTICE: The Dell Diagnostics works only on Dell™ computers.
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

Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive

1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
2. When the DELL™ logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the
your Drivers and Utilities CD.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows®
desktop. Then shut down your computer,
3. When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition and press <Enter>.
4. When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu
Run the Dell Diagnostics.
Run the Dell
hard drive or from the
and try again.
appears, select the test you want to run.
Diagnostics.
The floppy drive cannot read the disk.
"Solving Problems" and run the Dell Diagnostics
Drivers and Utilities CD (also known as the ResourceCD).
enter system
Dell Diagnostics from