B&B Electronics Parallel & Serial Port Checker PPC - Manual (Page 2)

Documentation Number PPC2095 Manual 1
B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350
PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5105
Objective
The objective of the PC Port Checker is to determine if the
parallel and serial ports on your PC are functioning correctly. It is
not intended to be a complete diagnostic tool for analyzing the PC
ports, but rather a quick go-no-go test.
Getting Started
Copy the software file (supplied with your port checker)
"PORT_CK.EXE" and the file "PORTFIND.EXE" onto your
computer. Execute "PORT_CK.EXE". The program
"PORTFIND.EXE" is used by the "PORT_CK.EXE" program. The
port checker software will automatically determine which ports (both
parallel and serial) your computer has installed. The software
displays the ports and their addresses.
If, after executing the port checker software, your computer
does not indicate that there is a port where you think there should
be, that is a good indication that the port is either improperly installed
or bad.
Performing the Test
The port checker software will guide you through the test. You
simply install the port checker board on the port to be tested, and
select the proper test number to start the test. Since some
computer ports do not require or support all the "standard IBM"
handshake lines, we recommend that shortly after your computer is
set up, that you run "PORT_CK.EXE ". You will then have a record
of how your ports initially tested in the file "PORTCK.DAT".
Thereafter, if you do a port check, you can compare the results to
the initial check. If the initial port check fails, you should determine if
the failure is by design or due to an actual failure. Refer to the
specific operator's manual on the port being tested. The port
checker is designed to check any "standard IBM" port and they
should pass the test.