Computer Diagnostic Features

Menu Bar—File, Categories, Navigation, Level, Tab, Help

At the top of the Diagnostics for Windows screen is the Menu Bar consisting of six pull-down menus:

File—Save As, Print, Printer Setup, Exit

Categories—See the list of categories in the following section

Navigation—Previous Category (F5), Next Category (F6)

Level—Less (F7), More (F8) <information on the screen>

Tab—Overview, Test, Status, Log, Error

Help—Contents, How to use Help, About

Tool Bar—Icons for Different Categories of Information

Below the Menu Bar, the Tool Bar contains a row of icons for each of the following categories of information about the computer:

System—System board, ROM, date, and time information

Asset Control—Asset tag, system serial number, and processor information

Input Devices—Keyboard, mouse, and joystick(s) information

Communication—Ports in system and information about each

Storage—Storage drives in system and information about each

Graphics—Graphics system information

Memory—System board and Windows memory information

Multimedia—Optical storage (CD, DVD, and so on) and audio information

Windows—Windows information

Architecture—PCI Device information

Resources—IRQ, I/O, and Memory Map information

Health—Status of system temperature and hard drives

Miscellaneous—CMOS, DMI, BIOS, System, Product Name, and Serial Number

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