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Installing IBM* Ethernet Quad-BT and -B2 PeerMaster* Server Adapters

into AT&T System Servers running Windows NT

===============
Section Listing
===============

Section 1: "Overview"
Section 2: "Supported Environments"
Section 3: "Before You Begin"
Section 4: "MCA Hardware Installation"
Section 5: "PCI Hardware Installation"
Section 6: "Contents of IBM PeerMaster Option Diskette"
Section 7: "S/W Installation and Configuration Overview"
Section 8: "Precautions, Limitations and Guidelines"
Section 9: "S/W Installation and Configuration"
Section 10: "Error Messages"
Section 11: "Selectable Parameters"

=====================
Section 1: "Overview"
=====================

The IBM Ethernet Quad PeerMaster adapters operate in either of two

modes: traditional adapter mode or VNET (Virtual Network) mode. In
traditional mode, the four ports of a PeerMaster adapter are treated
as separate adapters operating on separate subnets, with unique MAC
addresses. Cross-subnet traffic must be routed, either internally by
the server, or externally by a local router.

When a PeerMaster adapter operates in VNET mode, the multiple LAN

segments to which the ports are attached are treated as a single
subnet, called a VNET. To protocol stacks, such as TCP/IP and
NetBIOS, a VNET appears to be a single adapter. Multiple PeerMaster
adapters may be configured to interoperate in various ways: as one
large VNET (up to 24 segments when using 6 adapters); as multiple
independent VNETs; as traditional subnets; or in any combination of
VNETs and traditional subnets. Each port within a VNET is configured
with the same MAC address. Cross-segment traffic within a VNET is
switched by the adapter(s), shielding the server from the task of
handling and routing such traffic. External internetworking devices
are not required to provide communication between segments of a VNET.

The following guidelines apply to PeerMaster adapters in either

traditional or VNET mode:

* Do not externally join (using bridges, switches, or

concentrators) ports of adapters.
* You may configure as many nodes as necessary; the adapter places
no limit on the number of nodes per segment.

For additional information on VNET Switch Mode refer to the IBM

Ethernet Quad PeerMaster Installation Guide provided with your
adapters.

===================================
Section 2: "Supported Environments"
===================================

The LAN software provided on your Option Diskette supports the

following versions of Microsoft NT Advanced Server:

NT Advanced Server 3.5

NT Advanced Server 3.51

The PeerMaster driver provided on your Option Diskette is designed to

control the following adapters:

IBM Ethernet Quad-BT PeerMaster Server Adapter (Micro Channel)

IBM Ethernet Quad-B2 PeerMaster Server Adapter (Micro Channel)
IBM Ethernet PCI PeerMaster Server Adapter (PCI)

Installation instructions are provided for all supported adapters.

Follow the instructions specific to the adapters that you are
installing.

=============================
Section 3: "Before You Begin"
=============================

In addition to a printed copy of this readme file, you will require

the following items:

* The PeerMaster adapters to be installed.

* The IBM PeerMaster Option Diskette that came with your adapters.
* A writable, working copy of the AT&T Reference Diskette that
came with your server (for MCA servers).
* Appropriate tools and documentation to install the adapters into
your server.
* The IBM Ethernet Quad PeerMaster Installation Guide provided
with your adapters.

If any items are missing or damaged, contact your place of purchase.

======================================
Section 4: "MCA Hardware Installation"
======================================

This section guides you through the process of installing PeerMaster

adapters into AT&T Micro Channel System 3000 servers. Before you
begin, do the following:

1. Determine where the adapter is going to be installed; it can be

installed in any empty MCA expansion slot.
2. Make sure you have a writable, working copy of the AT&T Reference
Diskette. Also, make sure you label the diskette as the working
copy of the AT&T Reference Diskette.

------------------------
Preparing the MCA System
------------------------

Use the following procedure to prepare the system for IBM Ethernet
PeerMaster adapter installation:

1. Shut down the NT server via the Program Manager.

2. Turn the power switch of the console and of the system to the OFF
position. Disconnect the system power cord from the rear panel of
the system or from the wall outlet. On some models, you may also
need to flip the circuit breakers and remove the CMOS battery
fuse.

3. Install the PeerMaster adapter into the desired slot as instructed

in "AT&T 345x/35xx Unit Installation, Care and Cleaning".

Note: The IBM Quad PeerMaster is a type 5 Micro Channel option

adapter. To create sufficient clearance for type 5
adapters it is necessary to remove the brackets used to
position and hold shorter option adapters.

4. Reboot the system from the AT&T Reference Diskette; make a copy of
the Reference Diskette.

----------------------------
Reconfiguring the MCA System
----------------------------

Perform the following procedures to reconfigure the system.

Change the Configuration

1. Press the ESC (escape) key to return to the main menu.

2. Select <Configuration> and then select <Install> or <FileCopy>.

3. When instructed to insert the new adapter diskette, remove the

Reference Diskette and insert the IBM Ethernet Quad PeerMaster
Option Diskette.

Alternate diskettes as prompted until the process is complete.

4. From the Configuration menu, select <Change>.

5. Use the arrow keys to highlight the slot for the IBM Ethernet
PeerMaster adapter and press the Enter key. Information such as
the following will be displayed:

Fixed resources "Fixed resources"

Device I/O Address 1C00h-1C1Fh

Interrupt Level Level 3

MCA Arbitration Level Level 1

Streaming Data Enabled

Selected Feedback Return Disabled

Address and Data Parity Disabled

6. Using the arrow keys and Enter key, choose values for the Device
I/O Address, Interrupt Level, MCA Arbitration Level, Shared Memory
Window Location, and Full Memory Window Location so that they do
not conflict with other adapters or system resources. Conflicts
are indicated by an asterisk to the left of the selected value.

IMPORTANT!: Select one of the first 16 choices for the FULL

MEMORY WINDOW location. The remaining choices result
in conflicts under Windows NT that are not detected
during MCA configuration.

7. Press the F10 key to save the selected configuration values.

To install more than one IBM Ethernet PeerMaster adapter, repeat

steps 5 through 7 for each additional PeerMaster adapter.

8. Press the ESC key to return to the CONFIGURATION menu.

-----------------------------
Back Up the MCA Configuration
-----------------------------

1. Select <Backup>. A configuration backup file is written to the

working copy of the AT&T Reference Diskette so it can be used to
restore the configuration information, if necessary.

2. When the Backup is complete, remove the working copy of the AT&T
Reference Diskette from the drive.

3. Press the ESC key as many times as necessary to exit the system
setup; the system is automatically rebooted and the Windows NT
operating system is reloaded.

======================================
Section 5: "PCI Hardware Installation"
======================================

This section to be supplied at a later date.

=======================================================
Section 6: "Contents of IBM PeerMaster Option Diskette"
=======================================================

The following files are included on the Option Diskette provided

with your PeerMaster adapter:

A:\ (Root Directory)

* README.TXT Installation information not available at
the time of this readme file.

* @8F6D.ADF Adapter Configuration File for the Quad-BT

PeerMaster. (used for MCA adapters only)

* @8F6A.ADF Adapter Configuration File for the Quad-B2

PeerMaster. (used for MCA adapters only)

* PSSETUP.EXE Adapter Setup and Diagnostics software.

(used for PCI adapters only)

A:\NT (PeerMaster Windows NT Program Files)

* MXMCA4BT.BIN MCA Quad-BT PeerMaster firmware download

file.

* MXMCA4TN.BIN MCA Quad-B2 PeerMaster firmware download

file.

* MXPCI4BT.BIN PCI PeerMaster firmware download file.

* OEMSETUP.INF Used at install/configure time to drive the

dialog boxes, verify parameters, and to put
parameters in the registry.

* QSTATS.EXE A utility that permits you to view

PeerMaster statistics.

* QUADENET.SYS The device driver for both traditional MAC

and VNET functions.

* QUADENET.DLL Contains the dialog boxes issued at

install/configure time.

* QUADPCI.SYS Detects the presence of PCI PeerMaster

adapters during adapter installation and
configuration.

* QUADENET.HLP Contains help files invoked from dialogue

boxes.

* QDNCDET.DLL Detects the presence of MCA PeerMaster

adapters during system installation.

* README.TXT Provides LAN software installation

instructions.

========================================================
Section 7: "S/W Installation and Configuration Overview"
========================================================

You have already completed the hardware portion of the installation

process. This file contains the instructions to complete the
installation and configuration of the LAN software.

The following list provides the basic flow of the LAN software
installation process. The details required to perform each step are
provided in the following sections.

Note: Multiple ports of PeerMaster adapters may be bound to protocols

as a single virtual network, hereafter called 'VNET'. The driver that
creates these virtual networks is QUADENET.SYS.

The basic procedure is as follows:

a) Install and configure your NT Server as described by the

installation manuals provided with that product.

b) Review Section 8: "Precautions, Limitations and Guidelines" for

NT specific precautions.

c) Install and configure your Quad PeerMaster adapter(s) and

protocols using the NT Network Control Panel Applet (NCPA).
Section 9: "S/W Installation and Configuration", guides you
through this process.

====================================================
Section 8: "Precautions, Limitations and Guidelines"
====================================================

1. A single PeerMaster adapter may not be included into

multiple VNETs.

2. You may configure multiple adapters as a single VNET,

multiple VNETs, multiple traditional subnetworks, or as any
combination of traditional and virtual subnetworks.

3. A single PeerMaster adapter must be configured to operate

exclusively either as a VNET switch or a traditional
adapter. Both modes cannot be supported simultaneously.

4. Values placed into the Network Address edit box on the

Virtual Adapter Setup dialog box will override the factory
programmed network address for your adapters, and will be
applied to all ports within the VNET.

5. Initialization, configuration and re-configuration changes

do not take effect until the system is rebooted.

6. All PeerMaster adapters (MCA and PCI) are configured in the

same manner.

7. It is NOT necessary to set up the Flash Slot parameter using

PSSETUP on adapters being installed in NT servers. The PCI
device number assigned by PCI BIOS is used as the slot
number for each adapter. You may use PSSETUP to identify and
label each adapter with it�s PCI device number. Note that
the device number may change as PCI devices are added to, or
removed from, your system. PCI device numbers are also
subject to change should a different revision of BIOS be
installed on your system. Should this occur, you may use
PSSETUP to identify the PCI device numbers assigned to each
adapter, and re-label the adapters.
8. At least one, and no greater than eight, adapters must be
included into a VNET. At least one port must be activated on
each adapter included into a VNET.

===============================================
Section 9: "S/W Installation and Configuration"
===============================================

The program files for the PeerMaster Adapter are installed and
configured via the NT Network Control Panel Applet (NCPA). NCPA
automates the installation and configuration of LAN Adapters and
Protocols. NCPA copies installation files from the PeerMaster Option
Diskette and updates the NT registry with the selected configuration
options. The following steps describe installation and configuration
for both Traditional and VNET modes of operation using NCPA.

The following instructions assume:

* The PeerMaster Adapter has been installed.

* The required configuration information is known.
* The installer has a basic familiarity with MS Windows.

1. Select the MAIN window.

2. From the "Control Panel" window, select the "Network" option. The
NETWORK SETTINGS dialog box will appear presenting a number of
options.

3. From the NETWORK SETTINGS dialog box, select "Add Adapter" and
wait for the ADD NETWORK ADAPTER window to display.

4. In the ADD NETWORK ADAPTER window, use the mouse (or the DOWN
ARROW) with the NETWORK ADAPTER CARD option to scroll through a
list of available adapters. Select OTHER (at bottom of menu) and
then click on CONTINUE.

5. When prompted for the location of the installation software,

insert the PeerMaster Option Diskette into an available drive,
enter the appropriate drive letter and the path NT into the edit
box, for example:

A:\NT

Then click on OK and wait for the PeerMaster Adapter Setup dialog
box to display.

6. This step guides you through the process of installing a single

PeerMaster port as a traditional adapter. To configure multiple
ports as a virtual subnetwork, skip to step 7. After completion of
this step, you may return to step 3 of this section and configure
another port as a traditional adapter or skip to step 8 if no more
ports are to be installed.

You may press the HELP button at any time during this process to
display on-line information pertaining to the available options.
To display information within the HELP dialog box, click on the
desired field using your mouse or highlight the desired field
using the tab key then press <ENTER>.
a) The Socket Id field permits you to select a specific
PeerMaster port to install/configure in Traditional adapter
mode. Use the pull-down menu to display a list of all
available adapter/ports. A Socket Id is comprised of the
following three sub-fields:

Bus number:
For MCA and PCI systems, this identifies the system bus in
which the target adapter is installed. This field is
meaningful only in multi-bus servers. The bus type of the
target adapter (MCA or PCI) is displayed in the Socket Id
box.

Slot number:
For MCA systems, this is the number of the expansion slot
in which the target adapter is installed.

For PCI systems, this is the PCI device number assigned to

the adapter by PCI BIOS. You may use PSSETUP to identify
and label each installed adapter with the PCI device
number assigned to it.

Note: PCI device numbers are subject to change as

additional PCI devices are installed in your system, or if
the BIOS revision on your system is changed.

Port number:
For MCA and PCI systems, this is the target Ethernet port
number of the adapter being installed. Port one of the
adapter is the connector furthest from the gold fingers
that insert into the expansion slot on the system board of
your computer. Port four is the connector that is closest
to the expansion slot connector pins on the adapter.

b) You may override the factory set network address. Use the
edit box to enter a Locally Administered Network Address.
Valid network addresses are twelve hex characters long. The
Locally Administered bit must be set to one and the Group bit
set to zero.

c) You may optionally disable link test for the selected port.
Link test applies to 10BaseT adapters only. If the specified
port is cabled to a hub that does not support 10BaseT link
signals then clear the Link Test Enable check box.

d) You may override the default values for the Advanced Adapter
settings at this time. Select ADVANCED to invoke the Adapter
Advanced Setup dialog box and wait for the dialog box to
display. Please note that only knowledgeable system
administrators should modify the Advanced Setup values.
Select CONTINUE when complete to save the settings and return
to the PeerMaster Adapter Setup dialog box. The following
advanced settings may be configured:

Full Memory Window:

Description: To support peer-to-peer DMA transfers
PeerMaster adapters require a memory window in system
address space to enable peer adapters to access to their
local memory. The location of this window is normally
auto-selected during adapter installation. On some IBM
Model 85 Micro Channel computers, this window is not auto-
configurable, thus default window base addresses are used
by the device driver. This parameter allows manual
override of the default values. The edit box specifies a
megabyte value for a window base address. A value of 200,
for instance, specifies a system memory base address of
200MB. For each adapter, the first configured port sets
the base address for that adapter. A unique value must be
used for each adapter.

Range: 2 - 255
Default: Based upon adapter slot as follows:
slot 1: 255
slot 2: 254
slot 3: 253
slot 4: 252
slot 5: 251
slot 6: 250
slot 7: 249
slot 8: 248

WatchDog Timer:
Description: Time interval, in seconds, indicating how
often a Watchdog command/reply must be exchanged between
the driver and adapter. A value of zero disables the
watchdog function. If the adapter fails to respond to a
watchdog request within the specified timeout, the driver
will reset and restart the adapter.

Range: 0 - 255
Default: 0

e) Click on CONTINUE to save the settings for this PeerMaster

port. The Adapter Setup dialog box will now exit and the
remaining program files will be copied from the PeerMaster
Option Diskette.

7. This step is required to create a virtual adapter (VNET)

consisting of multiple PeerMaster adapters. Do not perform this
step for ports configured as traditional adapters. After
completion of this step, you may return to step 3 of this section
to create another VNET or continue with step 8 to complete the
installation process.

a) Select the Create VNET button and wait for the Virtual
Adapter Setup dialog box to appear. This dialog box permits
you to specify the adapters included into the VNET.

b) Click the check box next to each adapter to include it into

this VNET. A check box will not be selectable if:
* The indicated adapter has at least one port configured in
traditional mode, or...
* the indicated adapter is included into another VNET, or...
* no adapter is indicated.

Note: A single VNET must contain one to eight adapters.

Adapters not included into a VNET may be configured
as traditional adapters or as part of another VNET.

c) You may override the factory set network address. Use the
edit box to enter a Locally Administered Network Address.
This address will be used for all ports within the VNET.
Valid network addresses are twelve hex characters long. The
Locally Administered bit must be set to one and the Group bit
set to zero.

d) You may override the default values for the Advanced Virtual
Adapter settings at this time. Select ADVANCED to invoke the
Virtual Adapter Advanced Setup dialog box and wait for the
dialog box to display. Please note that only knowledgeable
system administrators should modify the Advanced Setup
values. Select CONTINUE when complete to save the settings
and return to the Virtual Adapter Setup dialog box. The
following advanced settings may be configured:

Bridge Aging Timer:

Description: When the VNET Switch function is active the
PeerMaster adapters maintain both in-host and on-board
databases to associate network addresses with specific
adapters/ports. Unused entries are periodically purged to
prevent overflow of these databases. This parameter
defines the rate (in seconds) that inactive entries are
purged. Setting this value to zero disables the aging
process (inactive entries are not purged).

Range: 0 - 65535
Default: 120

Range: 0 - 255
Default: 0

e) Click on CONTINUE. This will cause a Virtual Adapter Port

Setup dialog box to appear. Wait for the new dialog box to
appear.

f) The dialog box indicates which adapter is currently being set

up. Click the check box next to each port to activate it
within the VNET. At least one port must be selected.

g) You may override the default values for the Virtual Adapter
Advanced Port Setup settings at this time. Select ADVANCED to
invoke the Virtual Adapter Advanced Port Setup dialog box and
wait for the dialog box to display. Please note that only
knowledgeable system administrators should modify the
Advanced Setup values. Select CONTINUE when complete to save
the setting and return to the Virtual Adapter Port Setup
dialog box. The following advanced settings may be
configured:

Full Memory Window:

Range: 2 - 255
Default: Based upon adapter slot as follows:
slot 1: 255
slot 2: 254
slot 3: 253
slot 4: 252
slot 5: 251
slot 6: 250
slot 7: 249
slot 8: 248

Link Test Enable:

Description: Link test applies to 10BaseT adapters only.
If the specified port is cabled to a hub that does not
support 10BaseT link signals, then clear this check box.

Settings: Enabled or Disabled

Default: Enabled

h) Click on CONTINUE to save the port settings for this adapter.

This process repeats itself for each adapter included into
the VNET. When the settings for all adapters in the VNET have
been saved, the Virtual Adapter Setup dialog box will exit
and the remaining program files will be copied from the
PeerMaster Option Diskette.

8. Select OK. A prompt will appear, requesting that the system be

restarted so that the changes may take effect. Remove any
diskettes and select RESTART. The computer will be restarted with
the network interface installed.

9. Once restarted, the PeerMaster adapters will be active within your

server. You may re-configure your adapters using the REMOVE
ADAPTER, ADD ADAPTER and CONFIGURE options on the NCPA dialog box.
Using the CONFIGURE option, you may add additional adapters to, or
activate inactive ports within, an existing VNET. You may also
modify basic and advanced configuration parameters associated with
traditional or virtual adapters. These changes will not take
affect until the system is rebooted.

===================================
Section 10: "PeerMaster Statistics"
===================================
The PeerMaster Option Diskette contains a utility program to display
traditional and switch statistics for PeerMaster adapters. The utility
is called QSTATS.EXE and is copied to default Windows NT system
directory during the installation process.

QSTATS may be run from Program Manager or from a DOS command prompt.
The program takes two command line parameters, as follows:

QSTATS /device:NAME /slot:NN

Where:

NAME specifies the driver name to be queried. Each instance of

the PeerMaster driver is given a unique name, such as
quadenet[x], where x is the number that NCPA displays before the
driver name.

NN specifies the slot number of the adapter as reported by NCPA.

For example, NCPA displays the following list of adapters:

[2] IBM Quad PeerMaster Adapter

[3] IBM Quad PeerMaster Adapter

If adapter [2] is installed into slot 7, then statistics for that

adapter are displayed as follows:

QSTATS /device:quadenet2 /slot:7

QSTATS displays the following traditional statistics for all ports of

the specified adapter:

Traditional Stats Description

----------------- ------------------------------------------
InOctets Octets received
InMcast Multicast packets received
InDisc Packets dropped due to lack of resources
OutOctets Octets transmitted
OutMcast Multicast packets transmitted
OutDisc Tx packets dropped due to lack of resources
BusTransmitErrors Errors on system bus
PeerRxResources Memory allocated for peer transfers
AdapterRxResources Total number of receive buffers
OperationalVersion Current firmware version
FCSErrors Frames received with bad CRC
MultipleCollisions Tx frames than collided more than once
DeferredTransmission Tx frames that were deferred
ExcessiveCollisions Tx frames that collided 16 times
CarrierSenseErrors Tx carrier sense errors
MacRxErrors Frames dropped internally
InUcast Unicast frames received
InBcast Broadcast frames received
InErrors Corrupt frames received
OutUcast Unicast frames transmitted
OutBcast Broadcast frames transmitted
OutErrors Frames transmitted unsuccessfully
HostTransferErrors System bus errors
PeerTxResources Memory allocated for peer transfers
AdapterTxResources Adapter transmit buffers
AlignmentErrors Corrupt receive frames
SingleCollisions Tx frames that collided one time
SQETestErrors Collision detection test failures
LateCollisions Collisions detected after first 64 bytes
InternalMacTxErrors Tx frames dropped internally
FramesTooLong Frames that exceed max frame length

QSTATS displays the following switch statistics for all ports of the
specified adapter:

Switch Stats Description

------------ ------------------------------------------
LearnedEntryDiscards The number of address learning table entries
that had to be discarded due to table
overflow.
PeerInFrames The number of packets that were transferred
by peer adapters to this PeerMaster adapter.
PeerOutFrames The number of packets that were sent by this
PeerMaster adapter to peer adapters.
PeerInDiscards The number of packets that were sourced by
peer adapters to this PeerMaster adapter
that were discarded (filtered) by the
Forwarding Process.
Eth N InFrames The number of packets received by port N
that were passed to the switching function.
Eth N OutFrames The number of packets passed from the
switching function to port N.
Eth N InDiscards The number of packets received by port N
that were filtered by the switching
function.

================================
Section 11: "Event Log Messages"
================================
This section describes entries posted by the driver in the event
viewer in case of a malfunction. Using the event viewer find the
latest entry entitled QuadEnet in the system log and double click
on the entry. Look for a data window at the bottom of the screen
containing text starting with "Err: " followed by 8 ASCII digits.
Use the following tables to interpret the error. If you are not
able to resolve the error, record the error information and call
for service.

The first ASCII (left most) digit represents the module where the
error occurred:

ASCII Module
1 init.c
2 ndis.c
3 adapter.c
4 mib.c
5 intr.c

The second ASCII digit represents the routine where the error
occurred:

ASCII Routine
1 ConfigureAdapter
2 MacAddAdapter
3 MacOpenAdapter
4 VerifySharedMemory
5 SlotDownLoad
6 PortSetMulticastList
7 ReceiveCommand

The third and fourth ASCII digits provide a description of the

failed function:

ASCII Function
20 no function specified
10 NDIS function, NdisMapFile
11 NDIS function, NdisOpenConfiguration
12 NDIS function, NdisReadMcaPosInformation
13 NDIS function, NdisImmediateReadPciSlot Information
14 NDIS function, NdisInitializeInterrupt
15 NDIS function, NdisWriteConfiguration
16 NDIS function, NdisAllocateMemory
17 NDIS function, NdisMapIoSpace
18 NDIS function, NdisAllocateSharedMemory
19 NDIS function, NdisOpenFile
31 Filter function, EthNoteOpenFilterAdapter
32 Filter function, EthCreateFilter

The fifth through eighth digits provide the exact cause of the
error:

ASCII Cause of Error

0000 NDIS function or filter function error
0001 Error in registry, an invalid MAC address specified
0006 Adapter id specified in the POS registers is invalid
0007 According to the POS registers, the adapter is not
enabled
0009 NdisInitializeInterrupt failed due to a resource
conflict
0010 The adapter is in an unexpected state
0011 The transport does not support the media type 802.3
(Ethernet)
0012 Error in registry, no slot number specified for a MAC
driver
0013 Error in registry, no bus number specified
0014 Error in registry, no bus type specified
0015 Slot in error state, cannot add or open adapter
0016 Error in registry, no port number specified
0017 Error in registry, no download file specified
0018 Cannot open download file
0019 Error in registry, bus type invalid
0020 Shared memory error, signature in control boot
structure invalid
0021 Shared memory error, invalid checksum in control boot
structure
0022 Unknown card type stored in Slot structure
0023 Invalid sequence number in pipe status response to
status request
0024 Invalid pipe response to a status request during
download
0026 Invalid sequence number in response to download file
transfer
0027 Error deleting multicast address
0028 Error in registry, no VSlot entry
0029 Error in registry, no IsVnet entry
0030 Error in registry, Slot/Port used in more than one
entry
0032 Error in registry, Slot used for VNET and in another
entry
0034 Received CommandPipeIn interrupt, received function
error response
0035 Vendor Id is invalid using
NdisImmediateReadPciSlotInformation
0036 Device Id is invalid using
NdisImmediateReadPciSlotInformation
0037 I/O base address is invalid using
NdisImmediateReadPciSlotInformation
1001 Could not allocate memory for binding structure
1002 Could not allocate memory for VNET structures, buffers
or statistics
----------------------------------------------------------------

PeerMaster adapters contain on-board Power-On-Self-Tests

(POST) that run each time the adapter powers up or is
restarted. POST results are verified by the driver prior to
downloading and initializing the adapter. The PeerMaster driver logs
POST errors into the system event log. When this occurs the system
will, upon start-up, display a warning that a device failed to
function properly, and indicates that information is available via the
event viewer.

When the system is up, invoke the event viewer and find the latest
entry entitled QuadEnet in the system log and double click on the
entry. A message in the log will indicate that the adapter returned an
invalid value. Look for a data window at the bottom of the screen
containing text starting with "POST: " followed by an ASCII error
number. Use the following table to interpret and respond to the error.

POST
Error # Description
------- --------------------------

1 Message: POST Flash Main Sector Checksum Failure

Action : Call for service.

2 Message: POST was not performed - board restarted

Action : Call for service.

3 Message: POST Test Sequencer Internal Failure

Action : Call for service.
4 Message: POST Flash Boot Sector Checksum Failure
Action : Call for service.

5 Message: POST DRAM Size Detection Failure

Action: Power down the server. Verify proper
seating of the DRAM SIMM on the board
and try again. If failure persists, call
for service.