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Serial/Infrared Baud Rate Test, Record and Playback Test

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Test Groups Hard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI) IDE CD ROM Drives Serial/Infrared Ports Parallel Ports Audio Table 4-2. Dell Diagnostics Tests (continued) Subtests Description Disk Controller Test Seek Test Read Test Write Test Tests a drive that uses fixed, internal disks. Also tests the associated controlling devices. Drive Controller Test Seek Test Read Test Audio Output Test Eject Removable Media Tests an IDE drive that uses removable CD media. Also tests the associated controlling devices. Serial/Infrared Baud Rate Test Serial/Infrared Interrupt Test Serial/Infrared Internal Transmission Test Serial External Transmission Test Tests the components through which peripherals that use the serial or infrared port, such as communications devices, send and receive data. 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, send and receive data. Software Reset Test Interrupt Test DMA 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. NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online System User's Guide. Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-11

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Running the Dell Diagnostics
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Hard-Disk Drives
(Non-SCSI)
Disk Controller Test
Seek Test
Read Test
Write Test
Tests a drive that uses fixed, internal
disks. Also tests the associated control-
ling devices.
IDE CD ROM Drives
Drive Controller Test
Seek Test
Read Test
Audio Output Test
Eject Removable Media
Tests an IDE drive that uses removable
CD media. Also tests the associated con-
trolling devices.
Serial/Infrared Ports
Serial/Infrared Baud Rate Test
Serial/Infrared Interrupt Test
Serial/Infrared Internal Trans-
mission Test
Serial External Transmission Test
Tests the components through which
peripherals that use the serial or infrared
port, such as communications devices,
send and receive data.
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, send and receive data.
Audio
Software Reset Test
Interrupt Test
DMA 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
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the online
System User’s Guide
.