Dell Latitude CPi A - Manual (Page 186)

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.
How to Use the Menu
One of the menu options is already highlighted at the bottom of the screen. You can move the highlighting
from one option to another by pressing the left- or right-arrow key. As you move from one menu option to
another, a brief explanation of the currently highlighted option appears on the bottom line of the screen.
If you want more information about a test group or subtest, move the highlight to the About option and press
. After reading the information, press to return to the previous screen.
Main Menu Options
The Main menu of the diagnostics main screen lists eight options: Run, Select, Subtest, Options, Test
Limits, About, Key-Help, and Quit.
NOTE: Before you run any test groups or subtests (by selecting Run and then All), you should
consider setting global parameters within the Options option. They offer you greater control over how
the test groups or subtests are run and how their results are reported.
There are two ways to select a menu option:
Type the capitalized letter in the option (for example, type r to select the Run option).
Use the left- or right-arrow key to highlight the option, and then press .
Whenever one of the eight options is selected, additional choices become available.
The following subsections explain the menu options as listed from left to right in the Main menu.
Run
Run displays five options: One, Selected, All, Key-Help, and Quit Menu. If you select One, only the
highlighted test group is run. If you choose Selected, the computer runs the test groups or the subtests
selected within the test groups that you selected. (Specify the test groups or subtests to be run within each
test group, using the Select or Subtest option, respectively, as described in the following subsections.) If
you select All, all of the subtests in all of the test groups are run. (The test groups or subtests are run in the
same order as they are listed.)
The Key-Help option displays a list of key controls available for the selected option. The Quit Menu option