Connecting Floppy Drives - TYAN TOMAHAWK BX Manual

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.
•
Hard Disk Drive Fail
message at bootup:
may be a bad cable or
lack of power going
to the drive.
•
No video or beeps on
bootup: usually
means the cable is on
backwards.
• Hard drive lights are
constantly on: bad
IDE cable or defective drives/motherboard. Try another HDD.
• Hard drives do not power up: check power cables and cabling.
May also be a bad power supply or IDE drive.

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 2-11 on the following page). 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.
Drive A: is usually attached to the end of the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is
usually connected to the middle of the cable. Refer to your installation instruc-
tions or call your dealer if you are unsure about attaching floppy drives. Refer to
Figure 2-12 for a detailed anatomy of the floppy cable. Remember, you can only
have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time.
The color stripe on the cable should face toward the top of your chassis, or
toward the battery on the motherboard. Please refer to your documentation for
proper installation.
S1856 Tomahawk BX/A+
Pin 1
Figure 2-10
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