1. A gaming system providing a picture-based user interface for configuring and diagnosing a physical component of the system, the system comprising: at least one display device; at least one processor; and a memory device that stores a diagnostic module and a facsimile graphical user interface (GUI) module operably coupled to the diagnostic module, the diagnostic module, when executed by the at least one processor, causing the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the facsimile GUI module to: provide a representation of a system configuration by displaying at least one pictorial object on the at least one display device, the at least one pictorial object depicting at least the physical component of the gaming system; and receive a status of the physical component and modify the at least one pictorial object according to the received status of the physical component; wherein the facsimile GUI module initiates an action on the physical component in response to a selection of the at least one pictorial object.