Dell Inspiron 3500 - Manual (Page 94)

4-12 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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Key-Help displays a list of key controls available for the selected option.
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Select Quit from the Main menu to exit the diagnostics and return to an MS-DOS
prompt. Remove your diagnostics diskette from drive A and reboot the computer by
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The diagnostics are organized by components into test groups and subtests within
each test group. Each subtest is designed to detect any errors that may interfere with
the normal operation of a specific device of the computer.
NOTE: Any subtest requiring hardware not listed in the System Configuration area
appears to run, but the subtest concludes with a status message stating
Component
not available .
Table 4-2 lists the diagnostic test groups, their subtests, and comments concerning
their use.