Dell Diagnostics Main Screen; Figure 3-2. Dell Diagnostics Main Screen - Dell Inspiron 3800 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

System Board Devices
Processor Cache
System Memory
Inspiron
VESA/VGA Interface
Universal Serial Bus Interface
PC-AT Compatible Keyboards
Pointing Devices
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Diskette
IDE Devices
Audio Controller
Misc. PCI Devices
Device Groups: Run Tests Devices Select Config Help
Display the Run tests menu.
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Dell Diagnostics Main Screen

When you select Select Devices to Test from the Diagnostics Menu, the main diag-
nostics screen appears (see Figure 3-2).
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is presented in the following areas:
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Text at the top of the screen identifies the Dell Diagnostics version on your
computer.
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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. Press
the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a device group.
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On the right side of the screen, the Devices for Highlighted Group area lists the
currently detected hardware.
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The lines at the bottom of the screen show the menu choices. The first line lists
the categories you can select; press the left- or right-arrow key to highlight a
menu category. The last line gives information about the category currently
highlighted
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Device Groups

Figure 3-2. Dell Diagnostics Main Screen

Diagnostics Version X.XX
Devices for Highlighted Group
DMA Controller
Realtime Clock
System Timer
Interrupt Controller
System Speaker
Floating Point Unit
Press ESC for previous menu.