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Device groups menu bar — contains the options Run tests, Devices,
Select, Config, and Help.

To select a menu option, press the left- or right-arrow key to highlight
the option and press , or press the key that corresponds to the
highlighted letter in the category title.

NOTE:

The options

displayed on your screen
should reflect the
hardware configuration of
your computer.

Advanced Testing Help Menu

The Help options and a description of their functions are presented in the
following table.

Messages and Codes

Your application programs, operating system, and the computer itself are
capable of identifying problems and alerting you to them. When a problem
occurs, a message may appear on your monitor screen or a beep code may
sound. See “

Computer Messages

” or “

Computer Beep Codes

” for

information about each message or beep code.

A d v a n c e d Te s t i n g H e l p C a t e g o r i e s

Help Option Description

Menu

Describes the Advanced Testing screen, the Device Groups, and
the diagnostic menus and commands and gives instructions on how
to use them

Keys

Explains the functions of all keystrokes that can be used in the Dell
Diagnostics

Device Group Describes the highlighted group in the Device Groups list on the

main menu and provides reasons for using certain tests

Device

Describes the highlighted device in the Device Groups list on the
Advanced Testing screen

Test

Describes the test procedure for each highlighted test group
subtest

Versions

Lists the version numbers of the subtests