Dell Latitude Xpi CD - Manual (Page 75)

Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-5
parallel communications device, the computer recognizes the
printer by its LPT1 address and identifies it as a parallel port.
H
ow to Use the Menu
One of the menu options is already highlighted at the bot-
tom of the screen. You can move the highlighting from
one option to another by pressing the left- or right-arrow
key. As you move from one menu option to another, a
brief explanation of the currently highlighted option
appears on the bottom line of the screen.
If you want more information about a test group or sub-
test, move the highlight to the
ABOUT option and press
< ENTER >. After reading the information, press < ESC > to return
to the previous screen.
M
ain Menu Options
The Main menu of the diagnostics main screen lists eight
options:
RUN , SELECT , SUBTEST , OPTIONS , TEST LIMITS ,
ABOUT , KEY-HELP , and QUIT .
NOTE: Before running any test groups or subtests (by
selecting
RUN and then ALL ), you should consider setting glo-
bal parameters within the OPTIONS option. They offer you
greater control over how the test groups or subtests are run
and how their results are reported.
There are two ways to select a menu option:
• Type the capitalized letter in the option (for example,
type
r to select the RUN option).
• Use the left- or right-arrow key to highlight the
option, and then press <
ENTER >.
Whenever one of the eight options is selected, additional
choices become available.
The following subsections explain the menu options as
listed from left to right in the Main menu.
Run
RUN displays five options: ONE , SELECTED , ALL , KEY-
HELP , and QUIT MENU . If you select ONE , only the high-
lighted test group is run. If you choose SELECTED , the
computer runs the test groups, or subtests selected within
the test groups that you selected. (Select test groups or
subtests within test groups with the
SELECT or SUBTEST
options, described in the following subsections.) If you
select
ALL , all of the subtests in all of the test groups are
run. (The test groups or subtests are run in the same order
as they are listed.)
The KEY-HELP option displays a list of key controls available
for the selected option. The QUIT MENU option returns you to
the Main menu.
Select
SELECT allows you to select individual test groups to tai-
lor the testing process to your particular needs. You can
choose one or more test groups and run them sequentially
or individually. When you choose
SELECT , five options
are displayed: ALL , ONE , CLEAR ALL , KEY-HELP , and
QUIT MENU .
To select all the test groups, highlight ALL in the Select
menu and press < ENTER >. To select an individual test group,
either press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the test
group and press the <
SPACEBAR >, or highlight ONE in the
Select menu and press < ENTER >.
To reverse a test group selection, highlight the test group
and press the <
SPACEBAR >. To clear all selected test groups,
select CLEAR ALL .
The KEY-HELP option displays a list of key controls available
for the selected option. The QUIT MENU option returns you to
the Main menu.