Running the Dell Diagnostics 4-1& + $ 3 7 ( 5 5XQQLQJWKH'HOO'LDJQRVWLFVUnlike many diagnostic programs, the Dell Diagnostics allows you to check the com-puter’s hardware without any additional equipment and without destroying any data.By using the Dell Diagnostics, you can have confidence in the computer’s operation. Ifyou find a problem you cannot solve by yourself, the Dell diagnostic tests can provideyou with important information you will need when talking to Dell’s service and sup-port personnel.&$87,21 8VH WKH 'HOO 'LDJQRVWLFV WR WHVW RQO\ \RXU 'HOO FRPSXWHU 8VLQJWKLV SURJUDP ZLWK RWKHU FRPSXWHUV PD\ FDXVH LQFRUUHFW FRPSXWHUUHVSRQVHV RU UHVXOW LQ PLVOHDGLQJ HUURU PHVVDJHVNOTE: If the computer does not boot, call Dell for technical assistance. SeeChapter 5, “Getting Help,” for instructions.)HDWXUHVRIWKH'HOO'LDJQRVWLFVTo troubleshoot components or devices, run the appropriate test (test group or sub-test) in the diagnostics on yourDell Diagnostics Diskette. The diagnostics programexercises the functional components and devices of the computer more vigorouslyand thoroughly than they are exercised during normal operation.The Dell Diagnostics provides a series of menus and options from which you chooseparticular test groups or subtests. Each diagnostic test group or subtest allows you tocontrol important testing parameters. You can also control the sequence in which thetests are run. The diagnostic test groups or subtests also have these helpful features:á Options that let you run tests individually or collectivelyá An option that allows you to choose the number of times a test group or subtestis repeatedá The ability to display test results, print them, or save them in a fileá Options to suspend testing when an adjustable error limit is reachedá A menu option called About that briefly describes each test and its parametersá Status messages that inform you whether test groups or subtests were com-pleted successfullyá Error messages that appear if any problems are detected