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Option Limit NUMBER OF TIMES TO REPEAT TEST(S) MAXIMUM ERRORS ALLOWED PAUSE FOR USER RESPONSE OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STATUS MESSAGES OUTPUT DEVICE FOR ERROR MESSAGES Table 4-1. Option Parameters Possible Values 0001 through 9999, or 0000, which loops indefinitely until you press the and keys. The default is 1. 0000 through 9999, where 0000 means that there is no error limit. The default is 1. YES, NO Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input. The default is YES to wait for user input. 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. 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. (Make sure the diskette is not write-protected.) 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 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 the PAUSE 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 Diagnostic
s
4
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7
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
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 the
PAUSE
parameter to
NO
when you want to
bypass subtests that require user interaction—such as when
you run the diagnostics overnight.
Table 4-1.
O
ption 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
1
.
MAXIMUM ERRORS ALLOWED
0000
through
9999
, where
0000
means that there is no error limit
. T
he default
i
s
1
.
PAUSE FOR USER RESPONSE
YES
,
NO
Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input
. T
he default is
YES
to wait for user input.
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STATUS MES-
SAGES
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 diagnostic
s d
iskette
. T
he default
is
DISPLAY
.
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR ERROR
M
ESSAGES
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 mes-
sages are printed to a file named
result
on the
d
iagnostic
s d
iskette
.
(Make sure
the diskette is not write-protected.)
T
he default is
DISPLAY
.