Setup Guide

Quick Reference Guide 27
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 .
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly
configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility. In the
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 operating system, you can also use Device Manager to resolve
incompatibilities.
Windows XP
To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support .
2 Ty p e hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search.
3 Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list.
4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
computer
, and click Next .
Windows 2000
To resolve incompatibilities using Device Manager:
1 Click the Start button, point to Settings , and then click Control Panel .
2 In the Control Panel window, double-click System .
3 Click the Hardware tab.
4 Click Device Manager .
5 Click View and click Resources by connection .
6 Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ) .
Incorrectly configured devices are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (
! ) or a red X if the
device has been disabled.