Advanced Testing - Dell Precision M40 User Manual

Boot First Device: Diskette Drive
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Boot Second Device: CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
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Boot Third Device: Internal HDD
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6. Insert the Dell ResourceCD into the CD drive.
7. Turn the computer off.
8. Turn the computer on. The computer starts and automatically begins to run the Dell Diagnostics.
9. When you have completed running diagnostics, remove the ResourceCD from the CD drive.
To change the boot sequence, repeat steps 1 through 6, customizing the boot sequence to fit your needs. Then restart your computer.
When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message telling you that the diagnostics is loading. After the
diagnostics loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears.
To select an option from this menu, highlight the option and press <Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option
you choose.
Diagnostics Menu
For a quick check of your computer, select Quick Tests from the Test All Devices or Test One Device option. Quick Tests runs only the
subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long time to run. Dell recommends that you choose Quick Tests first to
increase the odds of tracing the source of the problem quickly.
For a thorough check of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test All Devices option.
To check a particular area of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test One Device option, or select the Advanced Testing option to
customize your test(s).

Advanced Testing

When you select Advanced Testing from the Diagnostics Menu, the following screen appears listing the diagnostic test device groups and
devices of the selected device group, and it allows you to select categories from a menu. Press the arrow keys or <Page Up> and <Page Down>
keys to navigate the screen.
Advanced Testing Main Screen
Option Function
Test All Devices Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on all devices.
Test One Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on one device after you select it
Device from a list of device groups. After you select Test One Device, press <F1> for more
information about a test.
Advanced Allows you to modify the parameters of a test and select a group of tests to perform. You can
Testing access online Help for more information about
Information and Provides test results, test errors, version numbers of the subtests used by the Dell
Results Diagnostics, and additional help on the Dell Diagnostics.
Program Allows you to change the settings of the Dell Diagnostics.
Options
Exit to MS-DOS Exits to the MS-DOS® prompt.
Advanced Testing.