Tomcat i7230A S5160 

                                                       Chapter 2: Board Installation 

Troubleshooting Floppy Drives 

See the chart below for troubleshooting floppy disk drive installations. 

Symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives 

Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in 

backwards or a faulty floppy drive. Try another 

Drive is not automatically detected 

floppy drive or try replacing the cable. Check to 

see if the onboard floppy controller is enabled in 

the BIOS setup. 

The cable, floppy drive or motherboard may be 

Drive Fail message at boot up 

faulty. Try another drive or cable. 

Check power cable and cabling. A faulty power 

Drive does not power on 

supply or drive cable could be the problem. 

Usually signifies that the cable on the drive is 

Drive activity light is constantly on 

inserted backwards. Reverse the cable at the 

floppy drive end and try again. 

2.8   Installing Expansion 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 better to try 

another slot or return the faulty card rather than damaging both the motherboard and the add 

in card. 

TIP: It's a good practice to install add in cards in a staggered manner, rather than directly 

adjacent to each other. This allows air to more easily circulate within the chassis, providing 

improved cooling for all installed devices. 

Notes 

Unplug the power connector to the motherboard before 

performing system hardware changes, to avoid damaging the 

board or expansion cards 

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