Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual page 79

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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 (see Figure 3-1). The
menu allows you to run all or specific diagnostic tests or to exit to the MS-DOS
prompt.
For a quick check of your computer, select the Quickly Test All Devices option. This
option 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 this option first to increase the
odds of tracing the source of the problem quickly. For a thorough check of your
computer, select the Fully Test All Devices option. To check a particular area of your
computer, select the Select Devices to Test option.
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.
When you select Select Devices to Test from the Diagnostics Menu, the main
screen of the diagnostics appears (see Figure 3-2). The main screen lists the
diagnostic test device groups, lists the devices of the selected device group, and
allows you to select categories from a menu.
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is presented in the following five
areas:
Two lines at the top of the screen identify the version number of the Dell
Diagnostics.
On the left side of the screen, the Device Groups area lists the diagnostic test
groups in the order they will run if you select All from the Run tests menu
category. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test device group.
On the right side of the screen, the Devices for Highlighted Group area lists the
computer's currently detected hardware and some of the relevant settings.
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