Dell diagnostics main menu – Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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Solving Problems

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D e l l D i a g n o s t i c s M a i n M e n u

Test All Devices: Performs quick or extensive tests on all devices.

Test One Device: Performs quick or extensive tests on a single

device after you select it from a list of device groups. After you

select Test One Device, press <F1> for more information about a

test.

Advanced Testing: Allows you to modify the parameters of a test,

select a group of tests to perform, and access additional

information about

Advanced Testing

.

Information and Results: Provides test results, test errors, version

numbers of subtests, and additional information on the Dell

Diagnostics.

Program Options: Allows you to change the settings of the Dell

Diagnostics.

Exit to MS-DOS: Exits to the MS-DOS prompt.

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Select the type of tests to perform:

• To perform a quick check of your computer or a specific device,

select Quick Tests from the Test All Devices or Test One Device

option.

Quick Tests runs only the tests that run fast and do not require

user interaction. 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 or to check a particular

area of your computer, select Extended Tests from the Test All

Devices or Test One Device option.

• To customize your test(s), select the Advanced Testing option.

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