Adaptec ANA-6901 User Manual

Also see for ANA-6911A/TX Combo PCI: Specifications User guide

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B-10Fast Ethernet Network Interface CardsFrequently Asked QuestionsUse the following table to help answer common questions.Symptom SolutionEMDIAG reports thatthe PCI NIC is notfound.Make sure an interrupt is being allocated in the BIOSconfiguration. Make sure that you are using the latestBIOS available for your computer.NetWare workstationcannot connect toserver.Make sure workstation and server are using the sameframe type.The Adaptec networkNIC does not work witha PCI SCSI NICinstalled.Try moving the Adaptec network NIC to the lowestnumbered PCI slot.Network performanceis extremely slow.If you are using a TX NIC for 100 Mbps, be sure to useCAT 5 UTP. Is your NIC configured for Full Duplex? Ifso, make sure the switch is configured for Full Duplex.Link status light doesnot light whenconnected to the cable.Make sure the NIC’s network driver is loaded.System hangs uponboot up.Determine if the problem is a memory conflict bybooting again with no memory manager present. If thesystem now boots up, you may need to upgradeEMM386 (PCI systems).EMDIAG reports thatnot all test packets aretransmitted properly.You are probably connected to an active network cableand are simply encountering collisions on the cable. Ifso, losing some packets is normal.EMDIAG reports thatthe PCI BIOS does notsupport PCI-to-PCIbridge chip.Make sure you are using the latest BIOS for your PCIcomputer. You may use the NetWare and NDIS 2.0drivers even without PCI-to-PCI bridge chip support.