Confirming The System Configuration Information; Figure 4-2. Main Screen Of The Dell Diagnostics - Dell Latitude XPiCD Reference 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
Main: Run Select
Display the Run Menu.
* The CD-ROM drive is recognized as IDE Drive 2.
NOTE: The options displayed on your screen reflect the hardware configuration of the computer system.

Figure 4-2. Main Screen of the Dell Diagnostics

C
onfirming the System
Configuration Information
When you boot the computer 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 that you
selected through the system setup options
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Dell Computer Corporation
Dell Latitude XPi CD Diagnostics Version X.XX
Subtest Options
System Configuration
Processor
Memory
Secondary Cache
Video
Keyboard
Diskette Drives
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Mouse
Modems
SCSI Devices
Network Interface
Serial IR Ports
IDE Drive Information*
0 809MB, 1571 Cyl, 16 Hd, 63 Sec
1
2
3
Test Limits About
•
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 the computer. For example, you
may not see a printer listed, although you know one is
attached to the computer. Instead, the printer is listed as a
parallel port. The computer recognizes 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 your printer is a
Pentium
16 MB
256
SVGA,1.1 MB
Integrated
A:1.4MB, B:NONE
1
1
Integrated
None
None
None
Integrated
NONE
NONE
NONE
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