ALS100 and ALS007 Audio Card Test Program Version 1.0 Date: 05/02/96 Overview This document details the testing procedures carried out by the program AUTEST.EXE on the ALS100 or ALS007 audio card. Required Software Files To run the test program, you will need the program AUTEST.EXE, the driver file ALSMIDI.DRV, the sound test file FMTEST.MID and the start up configuration file AUTEST.CFG. All the program and files must be installed and run in the same directory. Files List AUTEST.EXE -- Program AUTEST.CFG -- Start up configuration file AUTEST.LOG -- Test result ALSMIDI.DRV -- Driver FMTEST.MID -- Sound test file README.TXT -- This file Required Hardware 386 or 486 equipped system DOS 5.0 or higher ALS100 or ALS007 Sound Card IDE CD-ROM (if doing CD-ROM drive Test) A pair of Speakers (Optional) Joystick (If doing Gamport/Joystick Test) External MIDI Loopback Module (If doing External MIDI Loopback Test) An IDE Calble(Link the IDE CD-ROM with the Sound Card) Setting up the Test Environment Please make sure that the test station does not have any device that may conflict with the sound card to be tested. For example, Interrupt 5,7,9,10,11,12; DMA 0,1,3,5,6,7; and I/O Addresses 220H, 240H, 260H, 280H, (300H, 310H, 320H, 330H for MPU401 test). If there is any device that conflicts with the sound card, corresponding test item will fail. This failure does not imply a problem with the sound hardware. Set up the software as follows: Copy test files to the directory of your choice For Example: copy all test files from Drive A: to a directory named ALSTEST on Drive C: MD C:\ALSTEST COPY A:*.* C:\ALSTEST CD-ROM setup (If testing CD-ROM drive): When testing a particular CD-ROM, please ensure that the CD-ROM has been connected with ALS100 Audio Card with cable and that the CD-ROM has gone through it's normal boot-up sequence prior to testing. This means that its driver has been initialized and the MSCDEX driver has detected its presence. Test Procedures To run the test, change to your test files directory and type AUTEST at the DOS prompt. AUTEST does the following: SB16 I/O Ports Test PASS: Base I/O Ports 220H, 240H, 260H, 280H is available for ALS100 Audio Card FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed I/O Port may be used by other device Interrupts Test PASS: IRQ Line 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 is available for ALS100 Audio Card FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed IRQ Line may be used by other device Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports are not tested prior to the Interrupts test, the Interrupts test uses the default Base I/O Port 220H. Therefore, if Base Port 220H fails, then subsequent tests will seem to fail. To avoid this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports test prior to the Interrupts test. DMA Channel Test PASS: DMA Channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 is available for ALS100 Audio Card. For ALS007 only DMA 0,1,3 is tested. FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed DMA Channel may be used by other device Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports and Interrupts are not tested prior to the DMA test, the DMA test uses Base Port 220H and Interrupt 5 by default. Therefore, if Base Port 220H or Interrupt 5 fails, then subsequent tests will seem to fail. To avoid this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports and Interrupts test prior to the DMA Channel test. Recording & Playback Test PASS: You will hear the signal which you input to Line In channel, Mic In Channel or CD In Channel. FAIL: You will not hear the signal. Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports, Interrupts and DMA Channel are not tested, these tests use Base Port 220H, Interrupt 5 and DMA 1,5 by default. Therefore, if these settings fail, then subsequent tests will seem to fail. To avoid this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports, Interrupts test and DMA Channel test, prior to the Recording & Playback test. FM Synthesis Test PASS: You will hear a stereo FM music. FAIL: You will not hear the music. Important: The FM Synthesis Test uses I/O port 388h--38FH, if these settings failed, then the FM Synthesis Test will fail. MPU401 Test Please ensure that an external MIDI loop back module is connected to the MIDI/Gameport connector. The loop back module only shorts the external MIDI connector pin 12 and pin 15 using a 33 ohm resistor. If a OEM user want to test both external MIDI and game port, he can use the WAVE CONNECTOR to short pin 2 and pin 4 which are also MIDI in (pin 2) and MIDI out (pin 4). The exernal MIDI and game port can be used by joy- stick for game port testing. PASS: MPU401 interface's sending and receiving MIDI Message is OK. FAIL: MPU401 interface's sending or receiving MIDI Message is error. IDE CD-ROM Interface Test Please ensure that your CD-ROM is setup correctly for use. PASS: IDE CD-ROM interface of sound card correctly connect with CD-ROM. FAIL: Failed to connect with CD-ROM. Gameport/JoyStick Test (Manual) Please ensure that an Joystick is connected to the MIDI/Gameport connector. PASS: The cursor move when you move the stick and the button check box is marked when you press corresponding button. FAIL: The cursor and button chaeck box do not respond to your action. Usage of ALS100 Audio Card Test Program How to start AUTEST: To start AUTEST, type AUTEST. How to select/save item and option: Mouse or keyboard can be used to select item and option. When using keyboard, move to different options with the key and arrow keys and select with or . The selected test items are highlighted. The selected items will be saved to the file AUTEST.CFG upon AUTEST exit and will be reloaded at the next AUTEST session. Enable/Disable an test item: You may enable or disable a test item with a mouse click or keyboard . The test program will test only the items that are enabled. Start Button: You can start the selected test items with the Start button. How to quit the program: You can quit the program by clicking the QUIT button or Hitting or selecting Menu [File--Exit]. Where test result (AUTEST.LOG) is saved: ATEST saves the test result to a file named AUTEST.LOG in the current directory.