4-4 Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting GuideFigure 4-2. Main Screen of the Dell DiagnosticsC onfirming the SystemConfiguration InformationWhen you boot the computer from your diagnostics dis-kette, the diagnostics checks your system configurationinformation and displays it in the System Configurationarea on the main screen.The following sources supply this configuration informa-tion for the diagnostics:• The system configuration information that youselected through the system setup options• 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. For example, youmay not see a printer listed, although you know one isattached to the computer. Instead, the printer is listed as aparallel 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 your printer is aparallel communications device, the computer recog-nizes the printer by its LPT1 address and identifies it as aparallel port.RAMSystem SetVideoKeyboardMouseDiskette DrivesHard-Disk Drives (Non-SCSI)IDE CD ROM DrivesSerial/Infrared PortsParallel PortsAudio* On the Dell Inspiron 3000, a CD-ROM drive installed in the options bay is recognized as IDE Drive 1.Dell Computer CorporationDell System DiagnosticsMemory 16 MBSecondary Cache 256Processor(s) 1-Pentium(R)/MMXUSB (0) Intel(R) 7112Video SVGA,2048 KBKeyboard IntegratedMouse IntegratedDiskette Drive(s) A:1.4MBIDE (0)2168 MB, 0525 Cyl, 128 Hd, 63 SeSerial IR Ports 2Audio IRQ 5, DMA 0, CS4237BParallel Ports 1Network Interface NoneSystem ConfigurationAvailable Test GroupsMain Menu: Run Select Subtest Options Test Limits About Key-Help QuitDisplay the Run Menu. Press Q to Quit55899BK1.BK : 55899c41.fm Page 4 Wednesday, February 4, 1998 1:20 PM
