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- ALS100 and ALS007 Audio Card Test Program Version 1.0
- Date: 05/02/96
-
- Overview
-
- This document details the testing procedures carried out by the
- program AUTEST.EXE on the ALS100 or ALS007 audio card.
-
-
- Required Software Files
-
- To run the test program, you will need the program AUTEST.EXE,
- the driver file ALSMIDI.DRV, the sound test file FMTEST.MID and
- the start up configuration file AUTEST.CFG. All the program and
- files must be installed and run in the same directory.
-
- Files List
- AUTEST.EXE -- Program
- AUTEST.CFG -- Start up configuration file
- AUTEST.LOG -- Test result
- ALSMIDI.DRV -- Driver
- FMTEST.MID -- Sound test file
- README.TXT -- This file
-
- Required Hardware
-
- 386 or 486 equipped system
- DOS 5.0 or higher
- ALS100 or ALS007 Sound Card
- IDE CD-ROM (if doing CD-ROM drive Test)
- A pair of Speakers (Optional)
- Joystick (If doing Gamport/Joystick Test)
- External MIDI Loopback Module (If doing External MIDI Loopback Test)
- An IDE Calble(Link the IDE CD-ROM with the Sound Card)
-
- Setting up the Test Environment
-
- Please make sure that the test station does not have any device that
- may conflict with the sound card to be tested. For example, Interrupt
- 5,7,9,10,11,12; DMA 0,1,3,5,6,7; and I/O Addresses 220H, 240H, 260H,
- 280H, (300H, 310H, 320H, 330H for MPU401 test). If there is any
- device that conflicts with the sound card, corresponding test item will
- fail. This failure does not imply a problem with the sound hardware.
-
- Set up the software as follows:
- Copy test files to the directory of your choice
- For Example:
- copy all test files from Drive A: to a directory named ALSTEST on
- Drive C:
-
- MD C:\ALSTEST
- COPY A:*.* C:\ALSTEST
-
- CD-ROM setup (If testing CD-ROM drive):
-
- When testing a particular CD-ROM, please ensure that the CD-ROM has
- been connected with ALS100 Audio Card with cable and that the CD-ROM
- has gone through it's normal boot-up sequence prior to testing. This
- means that its driver has been initialized and the MSCDEX driver has
- detected its presence.
-
-
- Test Procedures
-
- To run the test, change to your test files directory and type AUTEST
- at the DOS prompt.
-
-
- AUTEST does the following:
-
- SB16 I/O Ports Test
- PASS: Base I/O Ports 220H, 240H, 260H, 280H is available for ALS100
- Audio Card
- FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed I/O Port may be used by
- other device
-
- Interrupts Test
- PASS: IRQ Line 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 is available for ALS100
- Audio Card
- FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed IRQ Line may be used by
- other device
-
- Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports are not tested prior to the Interrupts test,
- the Interrupts test uses the default Base I/O Port 220H.
- Therefore, if Base Port 220H fails, then subsequent tests
- will seem to fail. To avoid this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports
- test prior to the Interrupts test.
-
- DMA Channel Test
- PASS: DMA Channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 is available for ALS100 Audio
- Card. For ALS007 only DMA 0,1,3 is tested.
- FAIL: Hardware error occured or the failed DMA Channel may be used
- by other device
-
- Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports and Interrupts are not tested prior
- to the DMA test, the DMA test uses Base Port 220H and
- Interrupt 5 by default. Therefore, if Base Port 220H
- or Interrupt 5 fails, then subsequent tests will seem
- to fail. To avoid this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports and
- Interrupts test prior to the DMA Channel test.
-
-
- Recording & Playback Test
- PASS: You will hear the signal which you input to Line In channel,
- Mic In Channel or CD In Channel.
- FAIL: You will not hear the signal.
-
- Important: If the SB16 I/O Ports, Interrupts and DMA Channel are not
- tested, these tests use Base Port 220H, Interrupt 5
- and DMA 1,5 by default. Therefore, if these settings
- fail, then subsequent tests will seem to fail. To avoid
- this problem, run SB16 I/O Ports, Interrupts test and
- DMA Channel test, prior to the Recording & Playback test.
-
-
- FM Synthesis Test
- PASS: You will hear a stereo FM music.
- FAIL: You will not hear the music.
-
- Important: The FM Synthesis Test uses I/O port 388h--38FH, if
- these settings failed, then the FM Synthesis Test
- will fail.
-
- MPU401 Test
- Please ensure that an external MIDI loop back module is connected to the
- MIDI/Gameport connector. The loop back module only shorts the external
- MIDI connector pin 12 and pin 15 using a 33 ohm resistor.
- If a OEM user want to test both external MIDI and game port, he can use
- the WAVE CONNECTOR to short pin 2 and pin 4 which are also MIDI in (pin 2)
- and MIDI out (pin 4). The exernal MIDI and game port can be used by joy-
- stick for game port testing.
- PASS: MPU401 interface's sending and receiving MIDI Message is OK.
- FAIL: MPU401 interface's sending or receiving MIDI Message is error.
-
- IDE CD-ROM Interface Test
- Please ensure that your CD-ROM is setup correctly for use.
- PASS: IDE CD-ROM interface of sound card correctly connect with
- CD-ROM.
- FAIL: Failed to connect with CD-ROM.
-
- Gameport/JoyStick Test (Manual)
- Please ensure that an Joystick is connected to the MIDI/Gameport
- connector.
- PASS: The cursor move when you move the stick and the button check
- box is marked when you press corresponding button.
- FAIL: The cursor and button chaeck box do not respond to your
- action.
-
- Usage of ALS100 Audio Card Test Program
-
- How to start AUTEST:
- To start AUTEST, type AUTEST.
-
- How to select/save item and option:
- Mouse or keyboard can be used to select item and option.
- When using keyboard, move to different options with the
- <Tab> key and arrow keys and select with <ENTER> or
- <SPACE BAR>.
- The selected test items are highlighted. The selected items
- will be saved to the file AUTEST.CFG upon AUTEST exit and
- will be reloaded at the next AUTEST session.
-
- Enable/Disable an test item:
- You may enable or disable a test item with a mouse click or
- keyboard <SPACE BAR>. The test program will test only the
- items that are enabled.
-
- Start Button:
- You can start the selected test items with the Start button.
-
-
- How to quit the program:
- You can quit the program by clicking the QUIT button or
- Hitting <Alt-X> or selecting Menu [File--Exit].
-
- Where test result (AUTEST.LOG) is saved:
- ATEST saves the test result to a file named AUTEST.LOG in
- the current directory.
-