Confirming The System Configuration Information - Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual

Using the Dell Diagnostics: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
Test Provides a thorough explanation of the test procedure of each highlighted test
group subtest. An example of the Diskette subtest floppy drive Seek Test is as
follows:
Diskette
Drive A - floppy drive Seek Test
This test verifies the drive's ability to position its read/write
heads. The test operates in two passes: first, seeking from the
beginning to ending cylinders inclusively, and second, seeking
alternately from the beginning to ending cylinders with convergence
towards the middle.
Versions Lists the version numbers of the subtests that are used by the Dell Diagnostics.

Confirming the System Configuration Information

When you boot your computer from your Drivers and Utilities CD, the diagnostics checks your system
configuration information and displays it in the Device Groups area on the main screen.
The following sources supply this configuration information for the diagnostics:
The system configuration information settings (stored in NVRAM) that you selected while using
the system setup program
Identification tests of the microprocessor, the video controller, the keyboard controller, and
other key components
BIOS configuration information temporarily saved in RAM
Do not be concerned if the Device Groups area does not list the names of all the components or
devices you know are part of your computer. For example, you may not see a printer listed, although
you know one is attached to your 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
parallel communications device, the computer recognizes the printer by its LPT1 address and identifies
it as a parallel port. You can test your printer connection in the Parallel Ports tests.
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