Use the Dell Diagnostics Help Menu
Several comprehensive Help menus provide instructions on how to use the Dell Diag- nostics. Each category explains the menu item, test group, subtest, and test and error results. To enter the Help menu, perform the following steps:
1.Press the up- or
2.Press <Enter>.
3.Press <h>.
The categories on the Help menu are Menu, Keys, Device Group, Device, Test, and Versions. The categories provide detailed descriptions of the devices that you are testing.
Menu
The Menu category provides descriptions of the main screen, the device groups, and the different diagnostic menus and commands as well as instructions on how to use them.
Keys
The Keys category explains the functions of all of the keystrokes available in the Dell Diagnostics.
Device Group
The Device Group category describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups list on the main screen. For example, the following information appears when you select the Device Group category for System Memory:
System Memory
This module provides tests for system memory. The address lines, data lines, and memory cells are tested for coupling faults, opens, and shorts.
Device
The Device category is the educational section the Dell Diagnostics Help. It describes the function of the highlighted device in the Device Groups area. For example, the following information appears when you select the Device category for System
Memory:
System Memory
System memory is the primary mechanism in a computer used for storage of data. Because a computer works by manipulating data, memory is vital for most operations performed by a computer.