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Dell Precision 220 User Manual

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Information in the Advanced Testing screen is presented as follows:

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Device Groups

— Lists the diagnostic test groups in the order they run if you select All from the Run tests menu option


To select a test device group, press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight the group.

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Devices for Highlighted Group

—  Lists the computer's current hardware

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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.

For more information on using the Advanced Testing screen, select the Help menu option.

Advanced Testing Help Menu

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

 

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NOTE: The diagnostics may not list in the Device Groups area the names of all components or devices that are part of your

computer system. For example, it may not list a printer even though it is connected to your computer. However, the parallel
port to which the printer is connected appears in the Device Groups list. You can test your printer connection in the Parallel
Ports
tests.

NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer.

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