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Test Groups Parallel Ports SCSI Devices Network Interface Audio Table 4-2. Dell Diagnostics Tests (continued) Subtests Description Parallel Internal Test Parallel External Loopback Test Parallel External Interrupt Test Parallel Printer Pattern Test Tests the components through which peripherals that use the parallel port, such as printers and communications devices, send and receive data. Internal Diagnostic Seek Test Read Test Write Test Audio Output Test Eject Removable Media Display Information Tests any installed SCSI host adapters and all the SCSI devices attached to them. Also can be used to remove CDs and tape cartridges from SCSI devices and to display information about the types of SCSI devices installed and the resources allocated to them. Registers Test Internal Loopback Test External Loopback Test Shared RAM Test Display Information Tests the read and write access capability to the NIC registers. Also tests the ability of the NIC to transmit and receive data. Software Reset Test Compatibility ID Test Interrupt Test DMA Test FIFO RAM Test Initial Reset Status Test Internal Register Test Dual Channel Test Tests the operation of the audio chip set. FM Sound Playback Test Analog Sound Playback Test Record and Playback Test Tests the record and playback ability of the internal microphone and speakers. NOTES: Not all of these tests appear for each system. For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and acronym list that precedes the Index. Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-11

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Running the Dell Diagnostics
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Parallel Ports
Parallel Internal Test
Parallel External Loopback Test
Parallel External Interrupt Test
Parallel Printer Pattern Test
Tests the components through which peripherals that
use the parallel port, such as printers and communi-
cations devices, send and receive data.
SCSI Devices
Internal Diagnostic
Seek Test
Read Test
Write Test
Audio Output Test
Eject Removable Media
Display Information
Tests any installed SCSI host adapters and all the
SCSI devices attached to them. Also can be used to
remove CDs and tape cartridges from SCSI devices
and to display information about the types of SCSI
devices installed and the resources allocated to them.
Network Interface
Registers Test
Internal Loopback Test
External Loopback Test
Shared RAM Test
Display Information
Tests the read and write access capability to the NIC
registers. Also tests the ability of the NIC to transmit
and receive data.
Audio
Software Reset Test
Compatibility ID Test
Interrupt Test
DMA Test
FIFO RAM Test
Initial Reset Status Test
Internal Register Test
Dual Channel Test
FM Sound Playback Test
Analog Sound Playback Test
Record and Playback Test
Tests the operation of the audio chip set.
Tests the record and playback ability
of the internal microphone and
speakers.
Table 4-2.
Dell Diagnostics Tests
(continued)
Test Groups
Subtests
Description
NOTES: Not all of these tests appear for each system.
For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the abbreviation and acronym list that precedes the Index.