Connecting Ide And Floppy Drives - TYAN Thunder HEsl S2567 User Manual

2.10 Connecting IDE and Floppy Drives

A variety of IDE and ATAPI-compliant devices* can be
installed on this motherboard, such as hard disk drives
(HDDs) and CD-ROMs.
Please keep in mind that on this motherboard, the primary IDE
connector is BLACK, and the secondary IDE connector is
WHITE. Consult the documentation that came with your IDE/
ATAPI device, or contact the device's manufacturer for more
details on installation. Also see Figure 2.3 (see right) for an
example of the HDD with the IDE cable installed.
Only Tyan-approved cables are recommended for this motherboard. If you are using
NOTE: an existing configuration with older cables, your system might not function properly.
Use only Tyan-approved cables (i.e. the ones included with your motherboard).
Some symptoms of incorrectly installed HDDs are...
HDDs are not auto-detected
Hard Disk Drive Fail message at bootup
No video or beeps during bootup
HDD lights are constantly on
HDD does not power on
* UDMA-33/66 IDE devices are although UDMA-33/66 transfer speeds are not reachable at this
time
20
Colored stripe
indicates Pin 1
May be a Master/Slave configuration problem, bad
IDE cable, or BIOS mis-configuration. Consult the
HDD documentation or contact your HDD vendor.
May be a bad cable or lack of power going to the
drive. Check the cables for damage and bad con-
nections.
Usually means the cable has been installed back-
wards.
Bad IDE cable or defective drives/motherboard. Try
another HDD, or contact your HDD vendor.
Check power cables and cabling. May be a bad
power supply or IDE drive problem.
Power
Figure 2.3
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