Ai Net 2; Using The Virtual Cable Tester - Asus A8N-SLI - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

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The Marvell ® Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) is a cable diagnostic utility that
reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain Reflectometry
(TDR) technology. The VCT detects and reports open and shorted cables,
impedance mismatches, pair swaps, pair polarity problems, and pair skew
problems of up to 100 meters at one meter accuracy.
The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly
manageable and controlled network system. This utility can be incorporated
in the network systems sofware for ideal field support as well as
development diagnostics.

Using the Virtual Cable Tester™

Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
To use the the Marvell
1. Launch the VCT utility from the Windows
S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > M a r v e l l > V i r t u a l C a b l e T e s t e r S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > M a r v e l l > V i r t u a l C a b l e T e s t e r
S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > M a r v e l l > V i r t u a l C a b l e T e s t e r S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > M a r v e l l > V i r t u a l C a b l e T e s t e r. S t a r t > A l l P r o g r a m s > M a r v e l l > V i r t u a l C a b l e T e s t e r
V i r t u a l C a b l e V i r t u a l C a b l e
2. Click V i r t u a l C a b l e V i r t u a l C a b l e V i r t u a l C a b l e
T e s t e r T e s t e r T e s t e r from the menu
T e s t e r T e s t e r
to display the screen
below.
3. Click the R u n R u n button to perform a cable test. R u n R u n
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• The VCT only runs on systems with Windows
operating systems.
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• The R u n R u n button on the Virtual Cable Tester™ main window is R u n
disabled if no problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to
the LAN port(s).
• If you want the system to check the LAN cable before entering the
OS, enable the P O S T C h e c k L A N c a b l e
section "4.4.5 LAN Cable Status" for details.
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® Virtual Cable Tester™ utility:
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P O S T C h e c k L A N c a b l e item in the BIOS. See P O S T C h e c k L A N c a b l e P O S T C h e c k L A N c a b l e P O S T C h e c k L A N c a b l e
® desktop by clicking
® XP or Windows ® 2000
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