Installing Add-In Cards - TYAN TOMCAT K8SH Manual

Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. While they are minor and
installing them incorrectly doesn't cause severe problems, it may cause your system to
freeze or crash when trying to read and/or write to diskettes.
Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives
Drive is not automatically detected
Drive Fail message at bootup
Drive does not power on
Drive activity light is constantly on
2.21 – Installing Add-In Cards
Before installing add-in cards, it's helpful to know if they are fully compatible with your
motherboard. For this reason, we've provided the diagrams below, showing the most
common slots that may appear on your motherboard. Not all of the slots shown will
necessarily appear on your motherboard, however, there will be combinations of what you
see here.
Simply find the appropriate slot for your add-in card and insert the card firmly. Do not
force any add-in cards (or anything else) into any slots if they won't seat in place. It's
Usually caused by faulty cables, cables
put in backwards or a bad floppy drive
or motherboard. Try another floppy
drive to verify the problem if the cable
is properly installed or try replacing the
actual cable. Also check to see if the
onboard floppy controller is enabled in
the BIOS setup.
The cable, floppy drive or motherboard
may be faulty. Try another drive or
cable to verify.
Check power cable and cabling.
Maybe a bad power supply or drive
cable problem.
Usually signifies that the cable on the
drive is on backwards, which is a
common issue. Reverse the cable at
the floppy drive end and try again.
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