Gigabyte GA-P43-ES3G User Manual page 47

SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
Start detecting at Port.....
Part1-2 Status =
Part3-6 Status =
Part4-5 Status =
Part7-8 Status =
: Move Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:
When No LAN Cable Is Attached...
If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show
Open and the Length fields show 0m, as shown in the figure above.
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...
If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub,
the following message will appear:
Start detecting at Port.....
Link Detected --> 100Mbps
Cable Length= 30m
Link Detected
Cable Length
Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate
at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is
activated.
When a Cable Problem Occurs...
If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Short and then
length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Example: Part1-2 Status = Short / Length
Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1-2.
Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will
show Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.
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Open / Length
Open / Length
Open / Length
Open / Length
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
Displays transmission speed
Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.
SMART LAN
= 0m
= 0m
= 0m
= 0m
F10: Save
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Item Help
Menu Level
ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
= 2m
BIOS Setup