DELL inspiron 4100 User Manual

Using the Dell™ Diagnostics: Dell Inspiron 4100

When you boot your computer from your Drivers and Utilities CD, the diagnostics checks your system 

configuration information and displays it in the Device Groups area on the main menu screen.

The following sources supply this configuration information for the diagnostics: 

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The system configuration information settings (stored in NVRAM) that you selected while using 

the system setup program

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Identification tests of the microprocessor, the video controller, the keyboard controller, and 

other key components

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BIOS configuration information temporarily saved in RAM

Do not be concerned if the Device Groups area does not list the names of all the components or 

devices you know are part of your computer. For example, you may not see a printer listed, although 

you know one is attached to your computer. Instead, the printer is listed as a parallel port. The 

computer recognizes the parallel port as LPT1, which is an address that tells the computer where to 

send outgoing information and where to look for incoming information. Because your printer is a 

parallel communications device, the computer recognizes the printer by its LPT1 address and identifies 

it as a parallel port. You can test your printer connection in the Parallel Ports tests.

 

 

 

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