Advanced Testing - Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual

Using the Dell Diagnostics: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
Exit to
MS-DOS
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 Advanced Testing screen
appears, listing the diagnostic test device groups and devices of the selected device group, and the
screen allows you to select categories from a menu. Press the arrow keys or
the screen.
HINT: The test groups reflect the configuration of your
computer.
Advanced Testing Main Screen
Information in the Advanced Testing screen is presented as follows:
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.
Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area (see
Menu"). The first line lists the categories you can select; press the left- or right-arrow key to
highlight a menu category. The second line gives information about the category currently
highlighted.
Advanced Testing Help Menu
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