Dell Latitude C540 - Manual (Page 83)

6.
After the Dell Diagnostics loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears. To select an option, highlight the
option and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option
you choose.
7.
When you have finished running the Dell Diagnostics, press until you return to the Diagnostics
Menu. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and reboot the computer, either type , or highlight Exit and
press .
8.
Diagnostics Menu
Option Function
Test All Devices Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on all devices.
Test One Device Performs extensive diagnostic tests or quick diagnostic tests on one device
after you select it from a list of device groups. After you select Test One
Device, press for more information about a test.
Advanced
Testing Allows you to modify the parameters of a test and select a group of tests to
perform. You can access online Help for more information about Advanced
Testing.
Information and
Results Provides test results, test errors, version numbers of the subtests used by the
Dell Diagnostics, and additional help on the Dell Diagnostics.
Program
Options Allows you to change the settings of the Dell Diagnostics.
Exit If the Dell Diagnostics are being run from the Diagnostics Utility partition on
the hard drive, reboots the computer.
If the Dell Diagnostics are being run from CD or floppy disk, exits to the MS-
DOS® prompt.
For a quick check of your computer, select Quick Tests from the Test All Devices or Test One Device
option. Quick Tests runs only the subtests that do not require user interaction and that do not take a long
time to run. Dell recommends that you choose Quick Tests first to increase the odds of tracing the source
of the problem quickly.
For a thorough check of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test All Devices option.
To check a particular area of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test One Device option, or
select the Advanced Testing option to customize your test(s).
Advanced Testing