Dell Latitude C800 User Manual download pdf (Page 25)

Information in the Advanced Testing screen is presented as follows:

l 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.

l 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.

l Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area (see "Advanced Testing Help 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

For more information on using the Advanced Testing option:

1. Press<h>.

2. Highlight the Help category and press <Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the category you choose.

Advanced Testing Help Categories

NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer.

Help

Category

Description

Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the Device Groups, and 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 Dell Diagnostics.

Device

Group

Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups list 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.Forexample,thefollowinginformation

appears when you select the DeviceHelpcategoryforDiskette in the Device Groups list:

Diskette Drive A

The floppy drive device reads and writes data to and from floppy disks. Floppy disks are flexible recording media, sometimes

contained in hard shells. Floppy disk 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.

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

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