Dell 4100 Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

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5-4 Dell PowerEdge 4100/180 and 4100/200 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting GuideConfirming the SystemConfiguration InformationWhen you boot the system from the Dell Server AssistantCD, the system diagnostics checks the system configura-tion information and displays it in the SystemConfiguration area on the main screen.The following sources supply this configuration informa-tion for the system diagnostics:• The system configuration information settings(stored in nonvolatile random-access memory[NVRAM]) that you selected while using the SystemSetup program• Identification tests of the microprocessor, the videocontroller, the keyboard controller, and other keycomponents• Basic input/output system (BIOS) configurationinformation temporarily saved in RAMDo not be concerned if the System Configuration areadoes not list the names of all the components or devicesyou know are part of the computer system. For example,you may not see a printer listed, although you know oneis attached to the computer. Instead, the printer is listed asa parallel port. The computer recognizes the parallel portas LPT1, which is an address that tells the computerwhere to send outgoing information and where to lookfor incoming information. Because the printer is a par-allel communications device, the computer recognizesthe printer by its LPT1 address and identifies it as a par-allel port.How to Use the MenuOne of the menu categories is already highlighted. Youcan move the highlight from one category to another bypressing the left- or right-arrow key. As you move fromone menu category to another, a brief explanation of thecurrently highlighted category appears on the bottom lineof the screen.If you want more information about a test group or sub-test, move the highlight to the ABOUT category and press<ENTER>. After reading the information, press the < ESC>key to return to the previous screen.M ain Menu CategoriesEight categories are listed in the Main menu of the diag-nostics main screen: RUN, SELECT, SUBTEST, OPTIONS,TEST LIMITS, ABOUT, KEY-HELP, and QUIT. (An additionalcategory, DISPLAY THE RUN MENU, returns you to theDiagnostics Menu described earlier in this chapter.)NOTE: Before running any test groups or subtests (byselecting RUN), you should consider setting global parame-ters within the OPTIONS category. They offer you greatercontrol over how the test groups or subtests are run and howtheir results are reported.There are two ways to select a menu category:• Look on the screen to see which letter in the categoryis capitalized, and type that letter (for example, typer to select the RUN category).• Move the highlight to the category you wish to selectby pressing the left- or right-arrow key, and thenpress < ENTER>.Whenever one of the eight categories is selected, addi-tional choices become available.The following subsections explain the menu categories aslisted from left to right in the Main menu.RunRUN displays five categories: ONE, SELECTED, ALL, KEY-HELP, and QUIT MENU. If you select ONE, all the subtestswithin the highlighted test group are run. If you chooseSELECTED, only the selected test groups or the subteststhat you selected within the test groups are run. If youselect ALL, all of the subtests in all of the test groups arerun. (The test groups or subtests are run in the same orderas they are listed.)The KEY-HELP category displays a list of key controlsavailable for the particular category you have chosen.The QUIT MENU category returns you to the Main menu.SelectSELECT allows you to select individual test groups to tailorthe testing process to your particular needs. You canchoose one or more test groups and run them sequentiallyor individually. When you choose SELECT, five categories