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Running the System Diagnostics 5-3
H
ow to Use the System
Diagnostics
When you select
RUN SPECIFIC TESTS
from the Diagnos-
tics Menu, the main screen of the diagnostics appears
(see Figure 5-2). The main screen lists the diagnostic test
groups, gives information about the configuration of the
computer system, and allows you to select categories
from a menu. From this screen, you can enter two other
types of screens.
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is pre-
sented in the following five areas:
•
Two lines at the top of the screen identify the diag-
nostics and give its version number.
•
On the left side of the screen, the Test Group area
lists the diagnostic test groups in the order they will
run if you select
ALL
from the
RUN
menu category.
Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test
group.
•
On the right side of the screen, the System Configu-
ration area lists the computer’s current hardware
settings.
•
On the lower-right side of the screen, the Hard-Disk
Drive Parameters area displays information about
any installed integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard-
disk drive(s). Because the system supports only
small computer system interface (SCSI) drives, both
DRIVE 0
and
DRIVE 1
should display
NONE
rather than
any hard-disk drive parameters.
•
Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the
menu area. The first line lists the categories you can
select; press the left- or right-arrow key to highlight
a menu category. The second line gives information
about the category currently highlighted.
Figure 5-2. System Diagnostics Screen
RAM
System Set
Video
Keyboard
Mouse
Diskette Drives
Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI)
Serial/Infrared Ports
Parallel Ports
SCSI Devices
NOTE: The options displayed on the screen should reflect the hardware configuration of the computer system.
Dell Computer Corporation
PowerEdge 4100 Diagnostics Version X.XX
Processor Pentium Pro
Memory 64 MB
Secondary Cache 128 KB
Video SVGA,1024K
Keyboard 101 Key
Diskette Drives A:1.4MB, B: None
Serial Ports 2
Parallel Ports 1
Mouse PS/2 2-button
Modems None
SCSI Devices 2
Network Interface None
Serial IR Ports Integrated
Audio None
0 NONE
1 NONE
2 NONE
3 NONE
IDE Drive Information
System Configuration
Available Test Groups
Main: Run Select Subtest Options Test Limits About Key-Help Quit Display the Run Menu.
Press Q to Quit