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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