Confirming the system configuration information, Confirming the system configuration information -4, Onfirming the system configuration information – Dell Latitude LM User Manual

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Dell Latitude LM Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

Figure 4-2. Main Screen of the Dell Diagnostics

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onfirming the System

Configuration Information

When you boot the computer from your diagnostics dis-
kette, 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 informa-
tion for the diagnostics:

The system configuration information that you
selected through the system setup options

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 the computer. For example, you
may not see a printer listed, although you know one is
attached to the 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.

RAM

System Set
Video
Keyboard
Mouse
Diskette Drives
Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI)
IDE CD ROM Drives
Serial/Infrared Ports
Parallel Ports
SCSI Devices
Network Interface
Audio

* On the Dell Latitude LM, a CD-ROM drive installed in the options bay is recognized as IDE Drive 1.

Dell Computer Corporation

Dell Latitude LM Diagnostics Version

X.XX

Processor

Pentium

Memory

8 MB

Secondary Cache

256

Video

SVGA,896 KB

Keyboard

101 Key

Diskette Drives A:1.4MB, B:NONE
Serial Ports

2

Parallel Ports

1

Mouse

Integrated

Modems

None

SCSI Devices

None

Network Interface

None

Serial IR Ports

Integrated

0

809MB, 1571 Cyl, 16 Hd, 63 Sec

1

NONE

2

NONE

3

NONE

IDE Drive Information*

System Configuration

Available Test Groups

Main: Run Select Subtest Options Test Limits About Key-Help Quit
Display the Run Menu.

Press Q to Quit

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