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Generating Diagnostics Test Information

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NOTE Troubleshooting Using Diagnostics for Windows Generating Diagnostics Test Information To generate, save and print Diagnostics test information: 1. Start Diagnostics for Windows and select the Test tab. 2. Select the category or device you want to test. 3. Define the test(s) to be run: a. Select a test type: • Quick Test runs a quick, general test on each device in a selected category. • Complete Test performs maximum testing on all devices in a selected category. • Custom Test performs maximum testing on a selected device. b. Select a test mode: • Interactive Mode provides maximum control over the testing process. You determine whether the test passed or failed and you may be prompted to insert or remove devices. • Unattended Mode does not display prompts. If errors are found, they are displayed when testing is complete. 4. To run the selected test(s), click Begin Testing. 5. To display, save or print the test results, select a tab and click the Save or Print button: • Status Tab summarizes the tests run, passed, and failed during the current testing session. • Log Tab lists tests run on the system, the numbers of times each test has run, the number of errors found on each test, and the total run time of each test. The Log Tab does not have a print button. Save the log, then print the file from Windows Explorer. • Error Tab lists all errors found on the computer with their error codes. Chapter 2 47

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Troubleshooting
Using Diagnostics for Windows
Chapter 2
47
Generating Diagnostics Test Information
To generate, save and print Diagnostics test information:
1. Start Diagnostics for Windows and select the
Test
tab.
2. Select the category or device you want to test.
3. Define the test(s) to be run:
a.
Select a test type:
Quick Test
runs a quick, general test on each device in a
selected category.
Complete Test
performs maximum testing on all devices in a
selected category.
Custom Test
performs maximum testing on a selected device.
b.
Select a test mode:
Interactive Mode
provides maximum control over the testing
process. You determine whether the test passed or failed and
you may be prompted to insert or remove devices.
Unattended Mode
does not display prompts. If errors are
found, they are displayed when testing is complete.
4. To run the selected test(s), click
Begin Testing
.
5. To display, save or print the test results, select a tab and click the
Save
or
Print
button:
Status Tab
summarizes the tests run, passed, and failed during
the current testing session.
Log Tab
lists tests run on the system, the numbers of times each
test has run, the number of errors found on each test, and the
total run time of each test.
NOTE
The Log Tab does not have a print button. Save the log, then
print the file from Windows Explorer.
Error Tab
lists all errors found on the computer with their error
codes.