Dell OptiPlex GX1 - Manual (Page 43)

Dell Diagnostics: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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Confirming the System Configuration Information
When you boot your system from the Dell ResourceCD, the diagnostics checks your system configuration
information and displays it in the System Configuration area on the main screen.
The following sources supply this configuration information for the diagnostics:
The system configuration information settings (stored in nonvolatile random-access memory [NVRAM])
that you selected while using the
System Setup program
Identification tests of the microprocessor, the video controller, the keyboard controller, and other key
components
Basic input/output system (BIOS) configuration information temporarily saved in RAM
Do not be concerned if the System Configuration area does not list the names of all the components or
devices you know are part of your computer system. For example, you may not see a printer listed, although
you know one is attached to your computer. Instead, the printer is listed as a parallel port. The computer
recognizes the parallel port as LPT1, which is an address that tells the computer where to send outgoing
information and where to look for incoming information. Because your printer is a parallel communications
device, the computer recognizes the printer by its LPT1 address and identifies it as a parallel port.
How to Use the Menu
One of the menu categories is already highlighted. You can move the highlight from one category to another
by pressing the left- or right-arrow key. As you move from one menu category to another, a brief explanation
of the currently highlighted category appears on the bottom line of the screen.