Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics (Graphical User Interface version), A1257

Custom Instructions for CD125700.exe:

Diskette creation using CD125700.exe

Download

1. Click the location, e.g. Americas, from which you want to download the file.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, click Yes, I Accept this Agreement.
3. When the File Download window appears, click Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In window appears.
4. From the Save In drop-down menu, click to select Desktop and then click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
5. If a Download Complete window appears, click Close. A new icon appears on your desktop.

Diskette Creation

1. Double-click the new icon on the desktop. The Self-Extractor window appears.
2. Click Setup. An MS-DOS window appears with a message indicating how many diskettes you will need.
3. Press the [ENTER] key. A message appears prompting you to insert a blank diskette. Insert a diskette into the drive.
4. Press the [ENTER] key. A message appears indicating that all data on the disk will be erased.
5. Press the [y] key and then press the [ENTER] key. The files are copied to the diskette. Once the files have been copied to the diskette a message appears prompting you to insert the next diskette.
6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 until you reach the end of the diskette set. Label each diskette with a disk number starting from 1.
7. After all the files have been copied to the last diskette, press the [ENTER] key and the MS-DOS window closes.

Running the Diagnostics

1. Insert the first diskette of the set into your diskette drive.
2. Click Start, click Shutdown, click Restart, and then click OK to reboot your system.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.


Custom Instructions for CDD1257.exe:

Diskette creation using CDD1257.exe

Download file CDD1257.EXE to a new folder on your system.

1. Click the "Download now" link.
2. If the Export Compliance Disclaimer window appears, please read the agreement, and then click Yes, I Accept this Agreement.
3. When the File Download window appears, click Save this program to disk and click OK.
4. The Save As window appears.
5. From the Save In drop-down menu, click to select one of your hard drive partitions.
6. Click on the Create New Folder icon.
7. Rename the new folder as DD1257, and press Enter.
8. Click on the Open button in the Save As window.
9. Click the Save button to save file CDD1257.exe in the new folder DD1257.
10. The file will download to this folder.
11. If a Download Complete window appears, click Close.

Diskette Creation

1. From My Computer, or Explorer select the folder DD1257 and double-click the icon for CDD1257.
2. An MS-DOS window appears with a message indicating the options available.
3. Use option 1 to create bootable diskettes.
3. Press the [1] key. A message appears prompting you to insert a blank diskette. Insert a diskette into the drive.
4. Press the [ENTER] key. A message appears indicating how many diskettes will be needed.
5. The files are copied to the diskette. Once the files have been copied to the diskette a message appears prompting you to insert the next diskette.
6. Repeat steps 4 - 5 until you reach the end of the diskette set. Label each diskette with a disk number starting from 1.
7. After all the files have been copied to the last diskette, press the [ENTER] key and the MS-DOS window closes.

Running the Diagnostics

1. Insert the first diskette of the set into your diskette drive.
2. Click Start, click Shutdown, click Restart, and then click OK to reboot your system.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Custom Instructions for CZ125700.exe:

This file should be downloaded when there is a requirement to place the diagnostics on a hard drive or USB key for testing the system in question.

Hard Drive Installation using CZ125700.exe

Download

1. Click the location, e.g. Americas, from which you want to download the file.
2. If the Export Com