Dell 4100/180, 4100/200 manual Options, Option Parameters

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	Table 5-1. 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 1.
MAXIMUM ERRORS ALLOWED	0000 through 9999, where 0000 means that there is no error limit.
	The default is 1.
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 messages are printed to a file named result in diskette drive
	A. The default is DISPLAY.
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR ERROR MESSAGES	DISPLAY, PRINTER, FILE
	This parameter has the same effect as the OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STATUS
	MESSAGES parameter, except that it pertains only to error messages.
	The default is DISPLAY.

Options

Table 5-1 lists all of the possible values for each global parameter of OPTIONS. A brief description of each param- eter follows the table. To change OPTIONS parameters, press the <SPACEBAR>, the left- and right-arrow keys, or the plus (+) and minus (–) keys.

limit on the number of errors that can occur—testing will not be stopped, regardless of the number of errors.

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 tests will run indefinitely.

Maximum Errors Allowed

This parameter specifies the maximum number of errors that can occur before testing is stopped. 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), you are specifying that there be no

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