or input required for one or more steps the present invention is of a method and a system for monitoring analysis devices for diagnosing operating faults in these devices and for adjusting operating parameters of the devices as noted previously the system includes at least one analysis device which is operated by instrument software running on a computer and system management software which interacts with the instrument software to monitor the analysis device optionally the system also includes a connection to one or more computers via the internet the principles and operation of a method and a system according to the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying description referring now to the drawings fig1 shows a prior art analysis device as an example of such a device although the present invention will be described in terms of this specific analysis device a capillary electrophoresis instrument it is understood that this is for illustrative purposes only and is not meant to be limiting in any way a capillary electrophoresis instrument system includes a capillary electrophoresis instrument 10 capillary electrophoresis instrument 10 includes a sample input 11 which preferably holds multiple samples the user places one or more samples in sample input 11 next a portion of the sample is automatically placed within an analysis module 12 of capillary electrophoresis instrument 10 analysis module 12 includes a capillary into which the portion of the sample is placed not shown a voltage.