Dell OptiPlex 3U083 Setup And Quick Reference Manual page 27

From the Hard Drive:
NOTICE: If your hard drive fails, run the Dell IDE Hard-Drive Diagnostics
(see "Running the Dell IDE Hard-Drive Diagnostics" on page 26).
Shut down and restart the computer.
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When the DELL
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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.
When the boot device list appears, highlight Boot to Utility Partition
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and press <Enter>.
When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you
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want to run.
Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the
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Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu
screen.
From the Drivers and Utilities CD:
Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD drive.
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Shut down and restart the computer.
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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.
When the boot device list appears, highlight IDE CD-ROM Device
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and press <Enter>.
Select the IDE CD-ROM Device option from the CD boot menu.
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Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears.
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Type to start the ResourceCD menu.
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Type to start the Dell Diagnostics.
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Select Run the 32 Bit Dell Diagnostics from the numbered list. If
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multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your
platform.
logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
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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.
NOTE: This feature
changes the boot sequence
for one time only. On the
next start-up, the
computer boots according
to the devices specified in
system setup.
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