Chapter 3: Board Installation
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Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. While they are minor and installing
them incorrectly doesn’t cause severe problems, it may cause your system to freeze or crash when
trying to read and/or write to diskettes.
Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives
Drive is not
automatically
detected
Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in backwards or a bad
floppy drive or motherboard. Try another floppy drive to verify the
problem if the cable is properly installed or try replacing the actual
cable. Also check to see if the onboard floppy controller is enabled in
the BIOS setup.
Drive Fail message
at bootup
The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be faulty. Try another drive
or cable to verify.
Drive does not
power on
Check power cable and cabling. Maybe a bad power supply or drive
cable problem.
Drive activity light is
constantly on
Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is on backwards, which is a
common issue. Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try again.
3.8 - Installing Add-In Cards
Before installing add-in cards, it’s helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your motherboard.
For this reason, we’ve provided the diagrams below, showing the most common slots that may
appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will necessarily appear on your
motherboard, however, there will be combinations of what you see here.
Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not force any add-
in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won’t seat in place. It’s better to try another slot or
return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add-in card.
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TIP: It’s a good practice to install add-in cards in a staggered manner, rather than directly
adjacent to each other. This allows air to more easily circulate within the chassis,
providing improved cooling for all installed devices.
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Note: YOU MUST unplug the power connector to the motherboard before performing
system hardware changes, to avoid damaging the board or expansion device.
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