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Number of Times to Repeat Test(s), Maximum Errors Allowed, Pause for User Response, Table 4-1.

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Table 4-1. Option Parameters Option Limit Possible Values Number of Times to Repeat Test(s) 0001 through 9999, or 0000, which loops indefinitely until you press the and keys. The default is 0001. Maximum Errors Allowed 0000 through 9999, where 0000 means that there is no error limit. The default is 0001. Pause for User Response Yes, No Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input. The default is Yes (to wait for user input). Output Device for Status Messages Display, Printer, File If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the status messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the status messages are printed to a file named result on the diagnostics diskette. The default is Display. Output Device for Error Messages Display, Printer, File If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the error messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the error messages are printed to a file named result on the diagnostics diskette. The default is Display. Number of Times to Repeat Test(s) This parameter specifies the number of times the tests run when you select Run. To change the default, type in the desired value. If you type 0 (zero), the test is run until you press . Maximum Errors Allowed This parameter specifies the maximum number of errors that can occur before testing is suspended. The error count begins from zero each time you run a subtest or test group individually or each time you select All to run all of them. To change the default, type in the desired value. If you type 0 (zero), testing continues, regardless of the number of errors found, until you press . Pause for User Response If this parameter is set to Yes, the diagnostics pauses when one of the following occurs: • Your interaction is needed to verify the Video test group screens, the Keyboard test group key functions, or other types of interaction such as inserting a diskette. • The maximum error limit is reached. To continue testing, press any key. If the Pause for User Response parameter is set to No, the diagnostics ignores subtests that require your interaction; certain subtests can run only if this option is set to Yes because they require user interaction. Set this parameter to No when you want to bypass subtests that require user interaction-such as when you run the diagnostics overnight. Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-7

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Running the Dell Diagnostics
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Number of Times to Repeat Test(s)
This parameter specifies the number of times the tests run
when you select Run. To change the default, type in the
desired value. If you type
0
(zero), the test is run until
you press <Ctrl><Break>.
Maximum Errors Allowed
This parameter specifies the maximum number of errors
that can occur before testing is suspended. The error
count begins from zero each time you run a subtest or test
group individually or each time you select All to run all
of them. To change the default, type in the desired value.
If you type
0
(zero), testing continues, regardless of the
number of errors found, until you press <Ctrl><Break>.
Pause for User Response
If this parameter is set to Yes, the diagnostics pauses
when one of the following occurs:
•
Your interaction is needed to verify the Video test
group screens, the Keyboard test group key func-
tions, or other types of interaction such as inserting a
diskette.
•
The maximum error limit is reached.
To continue testing, press any key.
If the Pause for User Response parameter is set to No, the
diagnostics ignores subtests that require your interaction;
certain subtests can run only if this option is set to Yes
because they require user interaction. Set this parameter
to No when you want to bypass subtests that require user
interaction—such as when you run the diagnostics
overnight.
Table 4-1.
Option Parameters
Option Limit
Possible Values
Number of Times to Repeat Test(s)
0001 through 9999, or 0000, which loops indefinitely until you press the <Ctrl>
and <Break> keys. The default is 0001.
Maximum Errors Allowed
0000 through 9999, where 0000 means that there is no error limit. The default
is 0001.
Pause for User Response
Yes, No
Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input. The default is Yes
(to wait for user input).
Output Device for Status Messages
Display, Printer, File
If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the
status
messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be
turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the status mes-
sages are printed to a file named
result
on the diagnostics diskette. The default
is Display.
Output Device for Error Messages
Display, Printer, File
If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print the
error
messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The printer must be
turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select File, the error messages
are printed to a file named
result
on the diagnostics diskette. The default is
Display.