Dell Inspiron 2650 User Guide - Page 68

Advanced Testing Help Categories, Help Category, Description, Device, Groups, Groups area, Diskette

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file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm 2. Highlight the Help category and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the category you choose. Advanced Testing Help Categories Help Category Description Menu Keys Device Group Device Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the device groups, the different diagnostic menus and commands, and instructions on how to use them. Explains the functions of the all of the keystrokes that can be used in the Dell Diagnostics. Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups area on the main menu screen. It also provides reasoning for using some tests. Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the Device Groups area. For example, the following information appears when you select the Device Help category for Diskette in the Device Groups list: Diskette Drive A The diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to and from diskettes. Diskettes are flexible recording media, sometimes contained in hard shells. Diskette recording capacities are small and access times are slow relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a convenient means of storing and transferring data. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm (6 of 8) [2/28/2004 6:52:05 AM]

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file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/diag.htm
2.
Highlight the
Help
category and press
, or press the key that
corresponds to the highlighted letter in the category you choose.
Advanced Testing Help Categories
Help Category
Description
Menu
Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the device
groups, the different diagnostic menus and commands, and
instructions on how to use them.
Keys
Explains the functions of the all of the keystrokes that can be used
in the Dell Diagnostics.
Device Group
Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the
Device
Groups
area on the main menu screen. It also provides reasoning
for using some tests.
Device
Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the
Device
Groups area
. For example, the following information
appears when you select the
Device
Help category for
Diskette
in
the
Device
Groups
list:
Diskette
Drive A
The diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to
and from diskettes. Diskettes are flexible recording
media, sometimes contained in hard shells. Diskette
recording capacities are small and access times are slow
relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a
convenient means of storing and transferring data.
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