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The Serial/Infrared Ports Test Group and the Parallel Ports Test Group test

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See "Installing and Configuring Software" in Chapter 4. Are the port configuration commands correct? Yes. Go to step 5. No. Go to step 4. If the port problem is confined to a particular application, see the application's documentation for specific port configuration requirements. Is the problem resolved? Yes. You have fixed the problem. No. Go to step 5. See Chapter 5, "Running the Dell Diagnostics." The Serial/Infrared Ports Test Group and the Parallel Ports Test Group test the basic functions of the system board's I/O port logic. Also, if a parallel printer is connected to the parallel port, the Parallel Ports Test Group tests the communications link between the system board's I/O port logic and the printer. Do the tests complete successfully? Yes. Go to step 6. No. See Chapter 11, "Getting Help," for instructions on obtaining technical assistance. If the procedure in the preceding subsection, "Troubleshooting the Basic I/O Functions," indicates that the problem is with a parallel printer, follow these steps: Checking the Equipment 6-5

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Checking the Equipment
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