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Chapter 7: Working with adapter cards and drives ...............................................77

Identifying the parts of the tower .............................................................................................................................78

Adding and removing adapter cards .......................................................................................................................80

Identifying adapter card connectors ...................................................................................................................80

Identifying card cable connectors .......................................................................................................................80

Setting jumpers ....................................................................................................................................................81

Installing adapter cards ........................................................................................................................................82

Connecting card cables ........................................................................................................................................83

Removing adapter cards ......................................................................................................................................83

Adding and removing drives ....................................................................................................................................84

Identifying drive bays ...........................................................................................................................................84

Removing and replacing bay panels ...................................................................................................................85

Identifying signal cable connectors ....................................................................................................................86

Guidelines for connecting IDE/ATA signal cables ..............................................................................................87

Guidelines for connecting diskette AT interface signal cables .........................................................................88

Tip for proper drive alignment ............................................................................................................................89

Installing a drive in bay 1 .....................................................................................................................................90

Installing a drive in bay 2 or 3 .............................................................................................................................91

Installing a drive in bay 4 .....................................................................................................................................92

Installing a drive in bay 5 .....................................................................................................................................93

Installing a drive in bay 6 .....................................................................................................................................94

Connecting signal cables .....................................................................................................................................95

Removing drives ...................................................................................................................................................95

Updating the Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................................95

For adapter cards ..................................................................................................................................................95

For drives ...............................................................................................................................................................96

Part 4: Troubleshooting .........................................................................97

Chapter 8: Diagnosing and recovering from problems .........................................99

Before you panic: some simple fixes .......................................................................................................................99

Solving hardware problems ...................................................................................................................................103

Solving software problems .....................................................................................................................................111

Solving monitor problems ......................................................................................................................................118

Solving audio, multimedia, and modem problems ..............................................................................................120