Connecting Floppy Drives - TYAN THUNDER X Manual

Chapter 2
Board Installation
Contact your hard disk drive manufacturer or documentation for more informa-
tion.
Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are:
•
Hard disk drives are not auto-detected: may be a Master/Slave
problem or a bad IDE cable. Contact your vendor.
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Hard Disk Drive Fail message at bootup: may be a bad cable or
lack of power going to the drive.
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No video or beeps on bootup: usually means the cable is on
backwards.
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Hard drive lights are constantly on: bad IDE cable or defective
drives/motherboard. Try another HDD.
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Hard drives do not power up: check power cables and cabling.
May also be a bad power supply or IDE drive.

2.9 Connecting Floppy Drives

Pin 1 on the floppy cable is usually denoted by a red or colored stripe down
one side of the cable (see Figure 2-21 below). Most of the current floppy
drives on the market require that the colored stripe be positioned so that it is
right next to the power connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the
cable which will force you to connect the cable properly.
Figure 2-21
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