6 marvell, Virtual cable tester™ (vct) technology, Using the virtual cable tester – Asus DELUXE P4R800-V User Manual

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ASUS P4R800-V Deluxe motherboard user guide

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Marvell

®

Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT)

Technology

The motherboard supports the Marvell

®

Virtual Cable Tester (VCT)

Technology. The VCT virtually diagnose and report cable faults using the
Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR). With this tool, installation and network
diagnosis has never been easier. The VCT technology detects and reports
open and shorted cables with up to 1 meter of accuracy. It also detects
impedance mismatches, pair swaps, pair polarity problems and pair skew
problems of up to 64ns.

VCT remarkably reduces networking and support costs complementing a
highly manageable and controlled network system.This application can
also be incorporated in the network systems software making it an ideal
tool for field support and development diagnostics.

Using the Virtual Cable Tester™

To use the the Marvell

®

Virtual Cable Tester™ on your computer.

1. Click Start > All Programs > Marvell > Virtual Cable Tester from the

Windows

®

desktop.

2. From the menu, click Virtual Cable Tester. The Virtual Cable Tester

window appears.

3. Click on Run to execute the test.

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