ARTIC PORTMASTER ADAPTER/A ROS PROBLEM
ARTIC PORTMASTER ADAPTER/A ROS PROBLEM
PURPOSE:
TO DETERMINE IF THE ARTIC PORTMASTER ADAPTER/A SHOULD BE
REPLACED AS DESCRIBED IN THE DETAIL OF THIS ECA.
PHYSICAL CHECK:
CHECK THE LABELS ON THE ROS MODULES LOCATED ON THE UPPER LEFT
CORNER OF THE CARD (POSTIONS U19 AND U20). AFFECTED CARDS WILL
HAVE MODULES LABELED VERSION 2.1.
DETAIL:
THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED BY THIS ECA ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WILL RESULT IN COMMUNICATION FAILURES).
- THE ADAPTER MAY BE LEFT IN A CONDITION AFTER POWER ON THAT
WILL PREVENT THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE FROM ALLOCATING A PORT.
- THE DMA FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER MAY NOT FUNCTION IF THE
CUSTOMER'S APPLICATION SOFTWARE IS CALLING THE EDMAREGS PROM
SERVICE.
- THE BUSMASTER FUNCTION OF THE ADAPTER MAY FAIL IF THE
CUSTOMER'S APPLICATION SOFTWARE IS CALLING THE BMREGS PROM
SERVICE.
USE THE PHYSICAL CHECK DESCRIBED ABOVE TO IDENTIFY CARDS
REQUIRING THIS ECA.