Owner's Manual

Using Dell Online Diagnostics 23
Result
Use this tab to view the results of the tests executed along with a brief
description about the outcome of each test.
The Result column in this tab briefly describes the test outcome. In addition,
you can double-click anywhere in the row to view the corresponding result
message. For example, if a test failed, the Result column will display the
problem encountered and any actions you must take.
Right-click to bring up the Delete/Delete All Completed menu. Select
Delete to remove the test results of an individual test and Delete All
Completed to remove all test results of all completed tests from the Status
tab and the Results tab.
Using the Command Line Interface
To run the application in CLI mode, run pediags from
x:\<
install_directory>\oldiags\bin, where x is the system drive. In Windows
operating systems you can also click Start
 Programs  Online Diagnostics
2.x.y
 Online Diagnostics CLI to run the application in CLI mode.
CAUTION: Connecting or removing a USB or a CD/DVD device from a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux system, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, or VMware ESX while the
enumeration is in progress may cause the system to hang.
Primary CLI Commands
The following commands carry out the functions of Online Diagnostics:
• pediags --help
Displays short text help for CLI commands.
• pediags --show all
Lists all device classes and tests available.
• pediags <DEVICECLASS> --help
Displays text help for the <DEVICECLASS> you specify. For example,
the command
pediags modem --help displays help information for
the devices listed as modems and the different tests associated with the
modems.
<DEVICECLASS> is the package name of the device,
for example, network and cddvd.