Dell OptiPlex GX1 - Manual (Page 57)

Dell Diagnostics: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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Mouse Test
The Mouse Test checks the functionality of the mouse controller (which coordinates cursor movement on the
screen with corresponding movement of your mouse or touch pad) and the operation of the mouse
keys/touch pad.
There are no subtests for the Mouse Test Group.
Why Run the Mouse Test?
Mouse or touch pad problems are as likely to originate in RAM as they are to be caused by a faulty mouse or
touch pad. Three sources of RAM-related problems include the configuration of a program (which changes
the function of the mouse or touch pad), memory-resident programs such as Sidekick or ProKey, and failure
of a device driver (the software that controls the function of the mouse or touch pad). If these possibilities
have been eliminated and the following symptoms persist, run the Mouse Test:
When you press a mouse button or the touch pad, the function of the button (or touch pad) continues;
that is, the button (or touch pad) seems to be stuck.
If the response when you press a mouse button or the touch pad is different from the usual or
anticipated response, the button (or touch pad) contact may be damaged.
A mouse button or the touch pad does not work at all.
The cursor does not respond on the screen in accordance with the movements you make with the
mouse or touch pad.
Diskette Drives Test Group
The subtests in the Diskette Drives Test Group allow you to test both 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch diskette drives
of all capacities.
The four diskette drive subtests available in the Diskette Drives Test Group confirm the following drive
functions:
Change Line Test
Checks for bent pins on the diskette drive controller and for defective lines on the diskette cable
Seek Test
Checks the drive’s ability to search for a specified track on the diskette and to position its
read/write heads to all tracks
Read Test
Positions the read/write heads at each cylinder of the diskette for reading data and verifies that all
tracks on the diskette can be read correctly
Write Test
Positions the read/write heads at each cylinder of the diskette and verifies that all tracks on the