How To Use The Dell Diagnostics - Dell Latitude CP Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

H
ow to Use the Dell Diagnostics
When you select Run All Tests or Run Specific Tests from
the Diagnostics Menu, the main screen of the diagnostics
appears (see Figure 4-2). The main screen lists the diagnostic test
groups, gives information about the configuration of the com-
puter, and allows you to select options from a menu.
To select an option from the Diagnostics Menu, highlight
the option and press <Enter>, or press the key that corre-
sponds to the highlighted letter in the option.
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is pre-
sented in the following five areas:
•
Two lines at the top of the screen identify the
diagnostics and give its version number.
•
On the left side of the screen, the Available Test
Groups area lists the diagnostic test groups in the
order they will be run if you select Run and then All.
Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test group.
•
On the right side of the screen, the System Configu-
ration area lists the computer's current hardware
settings.
•
On the lower-right side of the screen, the IDE Drive
Information area displays information about your
hard-disk drive.
The menu area is at the bottom of the screen. The first
line lists the options you can select; press the left- or
right-arrow key to highlight a menu option. The second
line gives information about the option currently
highlighted.
CAUTION: While the diagnostic tests are running,
do not interrupt the tests, do not unplug the AC
adapter, and do not reboot the computer. Inter-
rupting the tests in any of these ways could lead to
the loss of system data. It is important to quit the
diagnostics program correctly, because the pro-
gram writes data to the computer's memory that
can cause problems unless properly cleared.
Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-3