Dell C600 - Latitude Intel P-4 1.4GHz, Руководство пользователя

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run if you select
All
from the
Run tests
menu category. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test
device group.
On the right side of the screen, the
Devices for Highlighted Group
area lists the computer's currently
detected hardware and some of the relevant settings.
Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area (see "Advanced Testing Help Menu"). 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.
NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer.
Advanced Testing Help Menu
For more information on using the
Advanced Testing
option:
1. Press <h>.
2. Highlight the Help category and press <Enter>, or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the
category you choose (see Table 2).
Table 2. Advanced Testing Help Categories
Help
Category Description
Menu Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the Device Groups, and the different diagnostic
menus and commands and instructions on how to use them.
Keys Explains the functions of the all of the keystrokes that can be used in Dell Diagnostics.
Device
Group Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups list on the main menu
screen. It also provides reasoning for using some tests.
Device Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the
Device Groups
. For example,
the following information appears when you select the
Device
Help category for
Diskette
in the
Device Groups
list:
Diskette Drive A
The diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to and from diskettes. Diskettes are flexible
recording media, sometimes contained in hard shells. Diskette recording capacities are small and
access times are slow relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a convenient means of storing and
transferring data.
Test Provides a thorough explanation of the test procedure of each highlighted test group subtest. An
example of the
Diskette
subtest
Diskette Drive Seek Test
is as follows:
Diskette Drive A - Diskette Drive Seek Test
This test verifies the drive's ability to position its read/write heads.
The test operates in two passes: first, seeking from the beginning to
ending cylinders inclusively, and second, seeking alternately from the
beginning to ending cylinders with convergence towards the middle.
Versions Lists the version numbers of the subtests that are used by the Dell Diagnostics.