User`s guide

B-2
Fast Ethernet Network Interface Cards
Running EMDIAG
Your Adaptec NIC 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. Press the F5 key to
bypass the
autoexec.bat and config.sys files. You should run
EMDIAG with no network drivers loaded.
2
Type A:\EMDIAG and press Enter to start EMDIAG.
Using EMDIAG for PCI NICs
EMDIAG for PCI NICs includes a number of startup options. These
startup options allow you to specify a particular Adaptec NIC if you
have more than one Adaptec NIC 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.