WESTERN DIGITAL TokenCard FAMILY LAN ADAPTER BOARD DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS This document contains the procedures for testing the following Western Digital Token Ring LAN adapter boards for XT/AT bus systems: TokenCard (8005TR) TokenCard WS (8005TRWS) TokenCard MASTER (8015TR) Included in the DIAG directory (if using 3.5 inch diskette) or the DIAGNOSTICS diskette (if using 5.25 inch diskettes) are the following files: USER.DOC ; This document RELEASE.DOC ; Notes about this release TRDIAG.EXE ; Executable diagnostic SYS$ERR ; \ SYS$HELP ; \ SYS$MSG ; Data files used by diagnostic $RUN.OVL ; / TRDIAG.HLP ; / << OVERVIEW >> The Diagnostic Program can be used to verify correct configuration and operation of a LAN Adapter board before installing the network software. Before you use the Diagnostic Program, please note that: o It should be run directly from DOS. Running the Diagnostic Program under any network operating system may give unpredictable results. o You must remove from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files any network operating system drivers that access the LAN adapter board before you reboot your system to run the diagnostic. o The diagnostic will fail if the adapter is not properly cabled into a Media Access Unit (such as the Western Digital TokenHub). << STARTING THE PROGRAM >> 1) Change device to the drive containing this diskette: A: 2) If using the 3.5 inch diskette, change to the directory containing this file: CD \DIAG 3) Run the program: TRDIAG An introductory screen will appear. Type enter to reach the Board Selection Menu, a list of adapters found in the machine. In most cases, only a single adapter will be listed. Use the arrow keys to select the adapter you wish to test, then press enter. If no adapters are listed and you are sure that the adapter was installed and properly seated in the machine, the adapter may be conflicting with another board or resource in your machine or may be defective. If you suspect a conflict, changing the Primary/Secondary adapter selection jumper J2 (8005TR) or the I/O Space jumper J2 (8015TR) (see installation guide) may eliminate the conflict. << TESTING THE ADAPTER >> After you have selected an adapter to test in the Board Selection Menu, you will come to the Main Menu. Before running any adapter tests you must tell the diagnostic what interrupt the adapter has been configured for. Use the arrow keys and enter (or press "S") to select the main menu entry labeled: Set Configuration This will bring up a screen that shows various parameters of the adapter. If the adapter has been jumpered to use an interrupt other than the default IRQ 2 (8005TR) or IRQ3 (8015TR), you must select the proper interrupt value. Press enter to bring up a list of choices. Use the arrow keys to select a highlighted choice, then press enter again to return to the Set Configuration screen. Once the proper interrupt has been selected, press Function Key 10 (F10) to return to the Main Menu. To test the adapter, use the arrow keys and enter or press "B" to select: Basic Adapter Test This will bring up the Basic Adapter Test screen and immediately begin running the diagnostic. The test currently in progress will be highlighted by a blinking cursor. If the test fails, a red error message will appear. If all tests pass, a green "Test Successful" message will appear. In either case, press ESC to return to the Main Menu. This completes the basic tests of the adapter. From the Main Menu, you can type "E" or use the arrow keys to select: Exit to return to DOS. << INITIATE TEST MESSAGE and RESPOND TO TEST MESSAGES >> 1. The best test environment is two PCs cabled into a Media Access Unit (a MAU is required), but this test can be run with any number of PCs on the network. 2. These two tests must be run together on two different machines, both of which must have passed the basic adapter test. 3. In this example we will refer to COMPUTER A and COMPUTER B. Start with COMPUTER A Press R or move the highlight bar using the Up/Down arrows to Respond To Test Messages, and press Enter. Press Enter again and a box opens in the middle of the screen with the message: Responding to test messages Press any key to stop COMPUTER A is now ready to respond to test messages and is called the Responder. Go to COMPUTER B Press I or move the highlight bar using the Up/Down arrows to Initiate Test Messages, and press Enter. There are two methods to perform the test. 1. Press Enter to begin the test. The test will perform 1000 iterations after finding the first available responder. 2. If you have more than one responder on the network press F2 and all active responders are displayed with their network addresses. Select the desired responder by using the Up/Down arrows and pressing Enter. Press Enter and the test will perform 1000 iterations. When the test is complete press F4 on both computers to find the test results. Press F6 to clear the results for the next test, then press ESC. At this point the test of the adapters is complete. There are further options available on the initiating computer (COMPUTER B). The option menu is selected by pressing F6. F6 will allow you to set parameters such as the frame length. The Up/Down arrows are used to select the parameters and the spacebar to change parameter values. Set the Iterations to non-stop to run a continuous test. To stop the continuous test press any key. This concludes this additional options test. There are other choices available under the additional options test. If the adapter successfully passes the Basic Adapter Test and successfully exchanges messages with a TokenCard adapter machine, the adapter is very likely to be operating properly. Any other problems that might appear in the system are likely to caused by software installation and configuration problems. TokenCard and TokenDisk are trademarks of Western Digital Corporation.