Adaptec PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters Network Card User Manual


 
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PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters
PCI Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Adapters User’s Guide
Stock Number: 511472-00, Rev. A Page: 5-2
Print Spec Number: 495708-00
Current Date: 5/5/97 ECN Date: 5/97
Running EMDIAG
Your Adaptec adapter is supplied with a comprehensive diagnostics
program called
emdiag.exe
.
EMDIAG
resides in the root directory of
the Adaptec diskette. To run
EMDIAG
1
Boot up to MS-DOS version 3.3 or later. You should run
EMDIAG
with no network drivers loaded.
2
Type A:\EMDIAG and press Enter to start
EMDIAG.
Using EMDIAG for PCI Adapters
EMDIAG
for PCI adapters includes a number of startup options.
These startup options allow you to specify a particular Adaptec
adapter if you have more than one Adaptec adapter installed in
your computer, and to override
EMDIAG's
default configuration
settings.
The optional startup parameters for
EMDIAG
are:
EMDIAG PCI Main Menu
There are six menu options on the EMDIAG PCI Main Menu:
Configuration Status
Diagnostics
PCI Device Information
Readme Viewer
Technical Support Information
Exit
/t: [value] Determines the number of times (in thousands) the
transmitter test is run, when local or remote diagnostics is
initiated.
/v: [10 or 100] Overrides cable speed AutoSensing and sets the signalling
speed to be used by
EMDIAG
to either 10 Mbps or
100 Mbps.
/x: [thin or
utp]
Overrides connector AutoSensing and sets the connector to
be tested by
EMDIAG