Number of Times to Repeat Tests, Maximum Errors Allowed

	Table 4-1. Option Parameters

Option Limit	Possible Values

Number of Times to Repeat Test(s)	0001 through 9999, or 0000, which loops indefinitely until you press the <Ctrl>
	and <Break> keys. The default is 0001.
Maximum Errors Allowed	0000 through 9999, where 0000 means that there is no error limit. The default
	is 0001.
Pause for User Response	Yes, No
	Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input. The default is Yes
	(to wait for user input).
Output Device for Status Messages	Display, Printer, File
	If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the status
	messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be
	turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the status mes-
	sages are printed to a file named result on the diagnostics diskette. The default
	is Display.
Output Device for Error Messages	Display, Printer, File
	If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the error
	messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be
	turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the error messages
	are printed to a file named result on the diagnostics diskette. The default is
	Display.

Number of Times to Repeat Test(s)

This parameter specifies the number of times the tests run when you select Run. To change the default, type in the desired value. If you type 0 (zero), the test is run until you press <Ctrl><Break>.

Maximum Errors Allowed

This parameter specifies the maximum number of errors that can occur before testing is suspended. The error count begins from zero each time you run a subtest or test group individually or each time you select All to run all of them. To change the default, type in the desired value. If you type 0 (zero), testing continues, regardless of the number of errors found, until you press <Ctrl><Break>.

Pause for User Response

If this parameter is set to Yes, the diagnostics pauses when one of the following occurs:

•Your interaction is needed to verify the Video test group screens, the Keyboard test group key func- tions, or other types of interaction such as inserting a diskette.

•The maximum error limit is reached.

To continue testing, press any key.

If the Pause for User Response parameter is set to No, the diagnostics ignores subtests that require your interaction; certain subtests can run only if this option is set to Yes because they require user interaction. Set this parameter to No when you want to bypass subtests that require user interaction—such as when you run the diagnostics overnight.

Running the Dell Diagnostics

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Table 4-1. Option Parameters