run if you select All from the Run tests menu category. Press the up- or down-arrow key to highlight a testdevice group.On the right side of the screen, the Devices for Highlighted Group area lists the computer's currentlydetected hardware and some of the relevant settings.Two lines at the bottom of the screen make up the menu area (see "Advanced Testing Help Menu"). The firstline lists the categories you can select; press the left- or right-arrow key to highlight a menu category. Thesecond line gives information about the category currently highlighted.NOTE: The options displayed on your screen should reflect the hardware configuration of your computer.Advanced Testing Help MenuFor more information on using the Advanced Testing option:1. Press .2. Highlight the Help category and press , or press the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in thecategory you choose (see Table 2).Table 2. Advanced Testing Help CategoriesHelpCategory DescriptionMenu Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the Device Groups, and the different diagnosticmenus and commands and instructions on how to use them.Keys Explains the functions of the all of the keystrokes that can be used in Dell Diagnostics.DeviceGroupDescribes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups list on the main menuscreen. It also provides reasoning for using some tests.Device Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the Device Groups. For example,the following information appears when you select the Device Help category for Diskette in theDevice Groups list:Diskette Drive AThe diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to and from diskettes. Diskettes are flexiblerecording media, sometimes contained in hard shells. Diskette recording capacities are small andaccess times are slow relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a convenient means of storing andtransferring data.Test Provides a thorough explanation of the test procedure of each highlighted test group subtest. Anexample of the Diskette subtest Diskette Drive Seek Test is as follows:Diskette Drive A - Diskette Drive Seek TestThis test verifies the drive's ability to position its read/write heads.The test operates in two passes: first, seeking from the beginning toending cylinders inclusively, and second, seeking alternately from thebeginning to ending cylinders with convergence towards the middle.Versions Lists the version numbers of the subtests that are used by the Dell Diagnostics.
