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Ethernet Adapter Troubleshooting Chart (100/10 PCI)
| Adapter Problem | Action |
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| The Setup program reports the adapter's interrupt as 0 or 255. |
The PCI BIOS is not configuring the adapter correctly. |
| The Setup program reports No PCI Bus. |
The PCI BIOS is not configuring the adapter correctly. |
| Workstation stops running when loading drivers |
Change the PCI BIOS interrupt settings. |
| LNK LED does not light | Check the following: ° Make sure you have loaded the network drivers. ° Check all connections at the adapter and the hub. ° Use another port on the hub. ° if you forced the duplex mode, make sure that you also force the speed to either 10 or 100. ° Make sure that the hub port is configured for the correct speed (10 Mbps or 100 Mbps). ° If you manually configured the duplex mode, make sure that you manually configure the speed also. See 'Installing Multiple Adapters' for more information. |
| The ACT LED does not light. | Check the following: ° Make sure that you have loaded the network drivers. ° The network might be idle. Try sending data from this workstation. ° Use another Ethernet adapter. |
| Data is corrupted or sporadic. | Make sure that you are using Category 5 cabling when operating at 100 Mbps. |
| The Ethernet adapter stopped working when another adapter was added to the server. |
Check the following: ° Make sure that the cable is connected to the Ethernet adapter. ° Make sure that your PCI system BIOS is current. ° Reseat the adapter. |
| The adapter stopped working without apparent cause. |
Check the following: ° Reseat the Ethernet adapter or try a different connector. ° Reinstall the drivers. ° Use a different Ethernet adapter. |
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