Dell Latitude C800 - Manual (Page 25)

Information in the Advanced Testing screen is presented as follows:
l On the left side of the screen, the Device Groups area lists the diagnostic test groups in the order they will run if you select All from the Run
tests menu category. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test device group.
l 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.
l 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.
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.
Advanced Testing Help Categories
NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer.
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 floppy drive device reads and writes data to and from floppy disks. Floppy disks are flexible recording media, sometimes
contained in hard shells. Floppy disk 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
floppy drive Seek Test is as follows:
Diskette Drive A - floppy 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