Connecting Floppy Drives - TYAN Tiger 230T S2507T User Manual

Connecting Floppy Drives

See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market
require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In most
cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the cable.
The first floppy drive (sometimes denoted as A:) is usu-
ally attached to the end of the cable with the twist in it.
Drive B: is usually connected to the second or third con-
nector in the cable (the second or third connector after
you install Drive A:). Refer to your floppy drive's installa-
tion instructions (if available), or contact your dealer if
you are unsure about how to attach the floppy drive(s).
Remember, you can only have 2 floppy drives con-
nected at any given time.
Drive A: 3.5" connector
This connector goes
to motherboard
Floppy cable*
FDDs are not auto-detected
Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup
FDD does not power on
FDD light is constantly on
* Cable may vary. Diagram provided for reference only.
Tiger 230T S2507T
Drive B: Colored stripe
indicates Pin 1
5.25" connector Colored stripe
indicates Pin 1
Some symptoms of incorrectly installed FDDs are...
Match striped side with Pin 1
Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in back-
wards, or a bad floppy or motherboard. Try another
floppy drive to verify the problem or try another
cable. Also check to see if the onboard floppy is
enabled in the BIOS.
The cable or floppy drive may be faulty. Try another
cable or floppy drive to verify.
Check power cables and cabling. May be a bad
power supply or IDE drive problem.
Usually signifies that the cable is on backwards.
Reverse the cable at the floppy drive end and try
again.
Pin 1
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