Dell Latitude LM - Manual (Page 59)

Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-3
For a quick check of your system, select the RUN QUICK
TESTS 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 increase the
odds of tracing the source of the problem quickly. For a com-
plete check of your system, select the
RUN ALL TESTS option. To
check a particular area of your system, select the RUN SPECIFIC
TESTS option.
H
ow to Use the Dell Diagnostics
When you select RUN ALL TESTS or RUN SPECIFIC TESTS
from the Diagnostics Menu, the main screen of the diagnostics
appears (see Figure 4-2). The main screen lists the diagnostic test
groups, gives information about the configuration of the com-
puter, and allows you to select options from a menu.
To select an option from the Diagnostics Menu, highlight
the option and press <
ENTER >, or press the key that corre-
sponds to the highlighted letter in the option.
Information on the main screen of the diagnostics is pre-
sented in the following five areas:
• Two lines at the top of the screen identify the
diagnostics and give its version number.
• On the left side of the screen, the Available Test
Groups area lists the diagnostic test groups in the
order they will be run if you select the
RUN menu
option and then the ALL menu option. Press the up- or
down-arrow key to highlight a test group.
• On the right side of the screen, the System Configu-
ration area lists the computer’s current hardware
settings.
• On the lower-right side of the screen, the IDE Drive
Information area displays information about your
hard-disk drive.
• Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the
menu area. The first line lists the options you can
select; press the left- or right-arrow key to highlight
a menu option. The second line gives information
about the option currently highlighted.
CAUTION: While the diagnostic tests are run-
ning, do not interrupt the tests, do not unplug the
AC adapter (or plug one in if you are running the
tests from battery power), and do not reboot the
computer. Interrupting the tests in any of these
ways could lead to the loss of system data.