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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0113 9-06-85
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PCNET (COAX) SELFTEST PROBLEM
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The PCnet SELFTEST program will, under certain conditions, give a
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false indication of failure when operated with Release 3.0 or
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above. Only a few boards have experienced this problem, and can
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be attributed to a build-up of tolerances of components used in
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the construction of these boards. There is no components
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associated with any range of serial numbers, so the problem may
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be experienced with new or old boards.
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If the following message is displayed after the Interrput
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selection is made:
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Select Interrupt 2 (Default), 3, 4, or 5> (n)
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*Response to unexpected interrupt 0**
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*No response from selected interrupt (n) **
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1. Stop test and reconnect the system cable or terminator
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plug to the BNC connector of the PCB.
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2. Restart the test.
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3. If test runs successfully, consider the board as having
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passed Selftest.
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4. To insure correct Network operation, Nettest should also
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be run.
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A note should be entered into the PCnet Users Manual under the
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"SELFTEST" command description referencing the above information.
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