Dell OptiPlex GX1 Service Manual

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Basic Troubleshooting 2-9á Hard-Disk Drive Tests — Check the hard-disk drive controller and the stor-age capability of the hard-disk driveá Serial Ports Tests — Check the computer’s interface with external devicesconnected through the serial portsá Parallel Port Tests — Check the computer’s interface with external devicesconnected through the parallel portá Network Interface Tests — Verify the basic operation of the NIC, includingread and write access to its registers and internal transmit and receivecapability'LVNHWWH%DVHG'LDJQRVWLFVThe OptiPlex GX1 systems use either diskette-based or server-based diagnos-tics. The OptiPlex NX1 systems use either server-based, hard-disk–based oroptionally diskette-based diagnostics using an external diskette-drive kit con-nected to the computer as shown in Figure 2-1 and described in the followingprocedure.The diskette-based diagnostics contains the same tests as thehard-disk–based diagnostics. These tests aid in troubleshooting all majorcomponents of the system.&$87,217RSUHYHQWGDPDJHWRWKHRULJLQDOGLDJQRVWLFVGLVNHWWHDOZD\VXVHDEDFNXSFRS\RIWKHGLDJQRVWLFVGLVNHWWHZKHQVHUYLFLQJDXVHU∑VFRPSXWHU'HOOUHFRPPHQGVWKDWXVHUVPDNHVHYHUDOFRSLHVRIWKHRULJLQDOGLVNHWWHWRHQVXUHWKDWRQHLVDOZD\VDYDLODEOH&RQQHFWLQJDQ([WHUQDO'LVNHWWH'ULYHWRWKH2SWL3OH[1;&RPSXWHU)LJXUH&RQQHFWLQJDQ([WHUQDO'LVNHWWH'ULYHWRWKH2SWL3OH[1;&RPSXWHUP3 connectorhard-disk driveY-cableexternal diskette driveinterface cablediskette driveconnector