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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
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