Owner's Manual

Using Dell Online Diagnostics 29

resolution. It also displays the error code, the validation code, and the

service tag of the system in the following format:

Error Code: <error code value> Validation Code:

<validation code value> Service Tag: <service tag

value>:

You can use this information to contact the technical support for

diagnosing the problem.

Configuring the Test Execution Settings

To configure the test execution setting to use a faster algorithm to conduct

the test:

Select the tests you want to run in the

Diagnostic Selection

section.

Click the

Tests Selected

tab in the

Diagnostic Information

section.

All the selected tests are displayed.

Select the

Quick Test

check box in the

Diagnostic Options

section at the

bottom. If this option is available for one of the selected tests, the test is

run in this mode.

NOTE: The Quick Test feature is not a supported test mode for all tests. Only a

few tests support this feature.

NOTE: If no errors are reported after running in Quick Test mode and you

suspect that the hardware still has problems, it is recommended that you

deselect Quick Test and run the test again.

Use the

Number of Passes

option to specify the number of times you want

the tests to run. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum is 20.

NOTE: The Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) diagnostic tests require

the RAC software components to be present on your system. For more

information, see your DRAC User’s Guide.

NOTE: Tape Media Test does not support the Abort option on LTO-4 drives.

Using the Command Line Interface

To run the application in CLI mode, run pediags from

x:\<

install_directory>\oldiags\bin, where x is the drive where the application

installs.