Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 84)

4-2 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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Whenever a major component or device in the computer does not function properly,
the component or device may have failed. As long as the microprocessor and input/
output (I/O) components of the computer (the display, keyboard, and diskette drive)
are working, use the Dell Diagnostics. If you are experienced with computers and
know what component(s) you need to test, select the appropriate diagnostic test
group(s) or subtest(s). If you are unsure about how to begin diagnosing a problem,
read the rest of this chapter.
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Follow these steps to safeguard your master copy of the Dell Diagnostics Diskette:
1. Make a working copy of the Dell Diagnostics Diskette on a blank diskette.
Refer to your operating system’s documentation for information on how to dupli-
cate diskettes. Put the original diskette away for safekeeping.
2. Disconnect any attached printers.
3. Set default values in the Setup program.
a. In the Exit menu, choose Get Default Values.
b. Choose Yes when prompted to load the default configuration.
For additional instructions, see the topic titled “Setup Program” in the System
User’s Guide.
4. In the Setup program, confirm the following settings in the System Devices
menu:
Serial Port [Auto]
Infrared Port [Off]
Parallel Port [Auto]
Mode [ECP]
Modem Port: [Customized]
Base I/O address/IRQ: [2F8 IRQ3]
Configuration port: [130]
16-bit DMA channel A: [DMA 6]
16-bit DMA channel B: [DMA 7]
Audio: [Customized]
SB I/O address: [220]
WSS I/O address: [530]
AdLib I/O address: [388]
Interrupt: [IRQ 5]
1st DMA channel: [DMA 0]
2nd DMA channel: [DMA 1]