Dell Latitude CP Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

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4-8 Dell Latitude CP Reference and Troubleshooting GuideOutput Device for Status MessagesOrdinarily, all status messages appear only on the dis-play. This parameter allows you to direct status messagesto either a printer or a file, in addition to the display. Usethe right-arrow key to select the option you want. If youchoose the Printer option, status messages print as theyoccur. If you choose the File option, status messages arewritten to a file named result. This file is automatically cre-ated on the diagnostics diskette when you run thediagnostics. If the result file already exists on the diskette,new status messages are added to it.The result file is an ordinary American Standard Code forInformation Interchange (ASCII) text file. You can access theresult file through Windows Notepad by performing the fol-lowing steps:1. Select Quit Menu to exit the diagnostics and returnto the MS-DOS prompt.2. Remove the Dell Diagnostics Diskette from thediskette drive.3. Reboot the computer.4. If necessary, start your operating system.5. Insert the Dell Diagnostics Diskette into the diskettedrive.6. Double-click the Notepad icon. Then select Openfrom the File menu.7. In the File Name text box, type a:\result andpress .The contents of the file appear on the display.You can also access the result file with the MS-DOS typecommand:1. Select Quit Menu to exit the diagnostics and returnto the operating system prompt.2. At the operating system prompt, type the follow-ing command and press :type resultThe contents of the file appear on the display.After running particular diagnostic tests and viewing thestatus messages generated by the tests in the result file,you can delete the contents of the file so that it is empty forthe next set of messages generated. Otherwise, the next mes-sages are added to the end of the previous ones in the file.Output Device for Error MessagesOrdinarily, all error messages appear only on the display.This parameter allows you to direct error messages toeither a printer or a file, in addition to the display. Use theright-arrow key to select the option you want. If youchoose the Printer option, error messages print as theyoccur. If you choose the File option, error messages arewritten to the result file used for status messages. This file isautomatically created on your diagnostics diskette when yourun the diagnostics. If the result file already exists on the dis-kette, new error messages are added to it.The result file is an ordinary ASCII text file. You can accessand review the result file in Windows Notepad or with theMS-DOS type command as described in the previous sub-section, “Output Device for Status Messages.”After running particular diagnostic tests and viewing theerror messages generated by the tests in the result file,you can delete the contents of the file so that it is clear for thenext set of messages generated. Otherwise, the next mes-sages are added to the end of the previous ones in the file.Test LimitsNOTE: The diagnostics program sets default limits on alltests. The only reason to change the defaults would be tolimit the amount of testing done. An exception is thedefault limit for testing super video graphics array(SVGA) modes. If you are testing an external monitor,change the default to Yes.