‡Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI) — Tests the IDE hard-disk drive subsystem
‡IDE CD ROM Drives — Tests a
‡Serial/Infrared Ports — Tests the serial communications port
‡Parallel Ports — Tests the parallel communications port
‡Audio — Tests the operation of the audio chip set
Before starting the Dell Diagnostics, you must configure the computer cor- rectly. For more information, see “Before You Start Testing” in Chapter 4, “Running the Dell Diagnostics,” of the Reference and Troubleshooting Guide.
Follow these steps to start the diagnostics:
1.Install a
2.Turn off the computer.
3.Place a copy of the Dell Diagnostics Diskette in the diskette drive, and boot the computer.
Starting the diagnostics causes the Dell logo screen to appear, followed by a message indicating that the diagnostics is loading. Before the diagnostics loads, a program tests the portion of main memory (RAM) required for loading the diagnostics. If a main memory error is detected, a message appears on the screen telling you a memory module has failed.
If no errors are found in main memory, the diagnostics loads, and the Diag- nostics Menu appears. This menu lets you choose the following options or exit to the
‡Run All Tests — Runs all tests for a thorough test of the computer
‡Run Quick Tests — Runs preselected tests to quickly locate a computer failure or to indicate where further testing is needed to isolate a failure
‡Run Specific Tests — Tests a particular area or subsystem of the computer
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