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
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.
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