Confirming The System Configuration Information; Figure 4-2. Dell Diagnostics Screen - Dell OptiPlex N Troubleshooting Manual

Available Test Groups
RAM
System Set
Video
Keyboard
Mouse
Diskette Drives
Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI)
IDE CD ROM Drives
Serial/Infrared Ports
Parallel Ports
SCSI Devices
Network Interface
Audio
Other
Main Menu: Run
Display the Run Menu.
NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer system.

Figure 4-2. Dell Diagnostics Screen

C
onfirming the System Configu-
ration Information
When you boot your system from your diagnostics dis-
kette, the diagnostics checks your system configuration
information and displays it in the System Configuration
area on the main screen.
The following sources supply this configuration informa-
tion for the diagnostics:
•
The system configuration information settings
(stored in nonvolatile random-access memory
[NVRAM]) that you selected while using the System
Setup program
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seLect Subtest
System Configuration
Memory
Secondary Cache
Processor(s)
Video
Keyboard
Mouse
Diskette Drive(s)
IDE(0)524MB, 1016 Cyl, 16 Hd, 63 Sec
IDE(2) CDROM:
Serial/IR Port(s)
Parallel Port(s)
Modems
SCSI Devices
Network Interface
Serial/IR Ports
Audio
Embedded Server Management
Options Test_limits
•
Identification tests of the microprocessor, the video
controller, the keyboard controller, and other key
components
•
Basic input/output system (BIOS) configuration
information temporarily saved in RAM
Do not be concerned if the System Configuration area
does not list the names of all the components or devices
you know are part of your computer system. For
example, you may not see a printer listed, although you
know one is attached to your computer. Instead, the
printer is listed as a parallel port. The computer recog-
nizes the parallel port as LPT1, which is an address that
tells the computer where to send outgoing information
and where to look for incoming information. Because
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