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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
From the CD-ROM Drive
To prepare a DOS diagnostics boot disk, follow these steps:
1
Create a bootable DOS disk.
2
Copy the DOS files
himem.sys
and
emm386.exe
to the disk.
3
Copy all the files in this directory to the root directory of the
DOS boot disk.
4
Start the system from the CD-ROM.
5
At the DOS prompt, type
go_diags
, and press Enter.
Note:
The easiest way of testing a DuraLAN NIC is running
the Selftest.
Diagnostic Tests
The following table lists the tests that can be run on the Adaptec
DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NIC(s). The diagnostics commands are
case sensitive and must be typed exactly as they appear in the
table.
Command
Test
selftest
Verifies a variety of card functions. You should
run this test first to isolate common errors.
port X
Specifies the port you want to test. If more than
one DuraLAN NIC is installed, remove all cards,
then test one card at a time.
display
Displays values of all chip registers.
loop
Performs multiple tests consecutively. At the last
line before you run the tests, type
end
. For
example:
Loop>port 1
Loop>selftest
Loop>port 2
Loop>selftest
Loop>end
EEPROM
Tests contents of serial EEPROM and displays it
on screen.
exit
Exits the Diagnostics utility.
