Service manual

Using the Dell Diagnostics: Dell Inspiron 4150
Advanced Testing Help Menu
For 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 the category you choose.
Advanced Testing Help Categories
Help Category Description
Menu Provides descriptions of the main menu screen area, the device groups, and the
different diagnostic menus and commands and instructions on how to use them.
Keys Explains the functions of the keystrokes that you can use in the Dell Diagnostics.
Device Group Describes the test group that is presently highlighted in the Device Groups area
on the main menu screen. It also provides reasoning for using some tests.
Device Describes the function and purpose of the highlighted device in the Device Groups
area. For example, the following information appears when you select the Device
Help category for Diskette in the Device Groups area:
Diskette
Drive A
The diskette disk drive device reads and writes data to and from
diskettes. Diskettes are flexible recording media, sometimes contained
in hard shells. Diskette recording capacities are small and access
times are slow relative to hard disk drives, but they provide a
convenient means of storing and transferring data.
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