Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual page 61

Using the Dell Diagnostics: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
For more information on using the Advanced Testing option:
1. Press .
2. Highlight the Help category and press
highlighted letter in the category you choose.
Advanced Testing Help Categories
Help Category
Description
Menu Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the device groups, the
different diagnostic menus and commands, and instructions on how to use them.
Keys Explains the functions of the all of the keystrokes that can be used in the Dell
Diagnostics.
Device Group Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups area
on the main menu screen. It also provides reasoning for using some tests.
Device Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the Device Groups
area. For example, the following information appears when you select the Device
Help category for Diskette in the Device Groups list:
Diskette
Drive A
The diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to and from
diskettes. Diskettes are flexible recording media, sometimes contained
in hard shells. Diskette recording capacities are small and access
times are slow relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a
convenient means of storing and transferring data.
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, or press the key that corresponds to the