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Dell diagnostics main screen overview, Confirming the system configuration information – Dell OptiPlex GX110 User Manual

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2.

Insert the Dell Diagnostics media (for example, a diskette or CD)  into the appropriate drive. 

3. Turn on your system.

When you start the diagnostics, the Dell logo screen appears, followed by a message telling you that the diagnostics is loading.

After the diagnostics loads, the Diagnostics Menu appears (see

Figure 1

). The menu allows you to run all or specific diagnostic tests or to exit to

the MS-DOS

® prompt.

For a quick check of your system, select the Quickly Test All Devices option. This option runs only the subtests that do not require user
interaction and that do not take a long time to run. Dell recommends that you choose this option first to identify the source of the problem quickly.
For a thorough check of your system, select the Fully Test All Devices option. To check a particular area of your system, select the Select
Devices to Test
option.

To select an option from this menu, highlight the option and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the option
you choose.

Figure 1. Diagnostics Menu

Dell Diagnostics Main Screen Overview

When you select Select Devices to Test

 from the Diagnostics Menu, the main screen of the diagnostics appears (see

Figure 2

). The main

screen lists the diagnostic test device groups, lists the devices of the selected device group, and allows you to select categories from a menu.
From this screen, you can access the main screens.

Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is presented in the following areas:

l

Two lines at the top of the screen identify the version number of the Dell Diagnostics.

l

On the left side of the screen, the Device Groups area lists the diagnostic test groups in the order they will run if you select All from the Run
Tests menu category. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a test device group.

l

On the right side of the screen, the Devices for Highlighted Group area lists the computer's currently detected hardware and some of the
relevant settings.

l

Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area. The first line lists the categories you can select; press the left- or right-arrow
key to highlight a menu category. The second line gives information about the category currently highlighted.

Figure 2. Dell Diagnostics Main Screen

Confirming the System Configuration Information

When you boot your system from your diagnostics diskette, the diagnostics checks your system configuration information and displays it in the