I have reformatted and now just have a clean install of windows. When I start the diagnostics using f12 it goes through part of it and then says I need to restart and boot from my cd. If I put the diagnostic files in the correct place will it run without using a cd? Where do they normally reside on the hard drive?
Can someone tell me how to create a diagnostic boot cd and run the dell diagnostics? I don't have any orginal cds (none came with the computer). I have an inspiron 9300. I created a bootable cd and put the diagnostic files on it but I can't seem to get to them.
Rut
Unless you've totally reformatted the hard disk, simply hit F12 as the computer boots.
I have reformatted and now just have a clean install of windows. When I start the diagnostics using f12 it goes through part of it and then says I need to restart and boot from my cd. If I put the diagnostic files in the correct place will it run without using a cd? Where do they normally reside on the hard drive?
He wasn't inquiring about the drivers, was he? He wanted the diagnostic CD. Go ahead, download that. I'll get one for $2 on ebay. Actually, I'll just call Dell when I first buy my laptop, but not everybody knows that trick until they run into difficulties and need the CD.
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He wasn't inquiring about the drivers, was he? He wanted the diagnostic CD. Go ahead, download that. I'll get one for $2 on ebay. Actually, I'll just call Dell when I first buy my laptop, but not everybody knows that trick until they run into difficulties and need the CD.
And you are correct. He did inquire about the diagnostic CD. For your information, when you get a drivers/utilities CD from Dell, that IS the diagnostic CD also. And YOU were the one that mentioned the resource CD and I was responding to your comment.
So now I must ask, why would you pay $2 on ebay for the CD when you know that you can get it for free from Dell?
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Unless you've totally reformatted the hard disk, simply hit F12 as the computer boots.
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Why in the world would you want to pay for a resource CD (drivers/utilities CD) when you can download the drivers for free?
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And you are correct. He did inquire about the diagnostic CD. For your information, when you get a drivers/utilities CD from Dell, that IS the diagnostic CD also. And YOU were the one that mentioned the resource CD and I was responding to your comment.
So now I must ask, why would you pay $2 on ebay for the CD when you know that you can get it for free from Dell?
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You questioned my post - I responded. Who's arguing?