C Onfirming The System Configuration Information; How To Use The Menu; M Ain Menu Categories - Dell 4100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

C
onfirming the System
Configuration Information
When you boot the system from the Dell Server Assistant
CD, the system diagnostics checks the system configura-
tion information and displays it in the System
Configuration area on the main screen.
The following sources supply this configuration informa-
tion for the system diagnostics:
•
The system configuration information settings
(stored in nonvolatile random-access memory
[NVRAM]) that you selected while using the System
Setup program
•
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 system. 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 the printer is a par-
allel communications device, the computer recognizes
the printer by its LPT1 address and identifies it as a par-
allel port.
H
ow to Use the Menu
One of the menu categories is already highlighted. You
can move the highlight from one category to another by
pressing the left- or right-arrow key. As you move from
one menu category to another, a brief explanation of the
currently highlighted category appears on the bottom line
of the screen.
If you want more information about a test group or sub-
test, move the highlight to the
< >. After reading the information, press the <
ENTER
key to return to the previous screen.
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category and press
ABOUT
ESC
M
ain Menu Categories
Eight categories are listed in the Main menu of the diag-
nostics main screen:
,
TEST LIMITS ABOUT
category,
DISPLAY THE RUN MENU
Diagnostics Menu described earlier in this chapter.)
NOTE: Before running any test groups or subtests (by
selecting ), you should consider setting global parame-
RUN
ters within the
OPTIONS
control over how the test groups or subtests are run and how
their results are reported.
There are two ways to select a menu category:
•
Look on the screen to see which letter in the category
is capitalized, and type that letter (for example, type
r to select the
•
Move the highlight to the category you wish to select
by pressing the left- or right-arrow key, and then
press <
ENTER
Whenever one of the eight categories is selected, addi-
tional choices become available.
The following subsections explain the menu categories as
listed from left to right in the Main menu.
Run
displays five categories:
RUN
, and
HELP QUIT MENU
within the highlighted test group are run. If you choose
, only the selected test groups or the subtests
SELECTED
that you selected within the test groups are run. If you
select , all of the subtests in all of the test groups are
ALL
run. (The test groups or subtests are run in the same order
as they are listed.)
The category displays a list of key controls
KEY-HELP
available for the particular category you have chosen.
The
QUIT MENU
Select
allows you to select individual test groups to tailor
SELECT
the testing process to your particular needs. You can
choose one or more test groups and run them sequentially
>
or individually. When you choose
, ,
RUN SELECT SUBTEST
, , and . (An additional
KEY-HELP QUIT
, returns you to the
category. They offer you greater
category).
RUN
>.
,
ONE SELECTED
. If you select , all the subtests
ONE
category returns you to the Main menu.
SELECT
, ,
OPTIONS
, ,
ALL KEY-
, five categories