The method includes steps: S102, connecting ports of signaling flow sub card (SFSC) and media flow sub card (MFSC) in board to be tested to backboard; S104, making loop for each port of SFSC and each port of MFSC; S106, through port located between SFSC and CPU and port located between MFSC and CPU, CPU sends out data packets (DP) as well as receives DP from the port, which sends out DP; S108, carrying out comparison between number of DP sent from the port, which sends out DP, and number of received DP of containing same port label; if the sent number is identical to received number, then the method determines that port of board to be determined works normally; otherwise, there is fault in the port of board to be determined. Implementing fault detection for quick switching chip in high efficiency and low cost, the invention can detect fault port in a switching chip precisely. The invention is suitable to fault detection for batch product of a switching chip especially.