Tyan Computer N3600T, S2937 warranty Floppy Drives, Drive does not power on

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Floppy Drives

Attaching floppy diskette drives are done in a similar manner to hard drives. See the picture below for an example of a floppy cable. Most of the current floppy drives on the market require that the cable be installed with the colored stripe positioned next to the power connector. In most cases, there will be a key pin on the cable which will force a proper connection of the cable.

Attach first floppy drive (drive A:) to the end of the cable with the twist in it. Drive B: is usually connected to the next possible connector on the cable (the second or third connector after you install Drive A:).

Below are some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppy drives. Though 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

Usually caused by faulty cables, cables put in backwards or a bad floppy drive or motherboard. Try another floppy drive to verify the

Drive is not automatically detected 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.

 

Drive Fail message at bootup

 

The cable, floppy drive or

 

 

motherboard may be faulty. Try

 

 

 

another drive or cable to verify.

 

 

 

 

 

Drive does not power on

 

Check power cable and cabling.

 

 

Maybe a bad power supply or

 

 

 

drive cable problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually signifies that the cable on

 

Drive activity light is constantly 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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Contents Thunder n3600T Table of Contents Appendix Glossary …………………………Page Technical Support Check the box contents Congratulations Hardware SpecificationsBack Panel I/O Ports PowerIntegrated 2D/3D PCI Graphics Integrated I/O InterfacesOS Operating Systems Support Software SpecificationsHow to install our products right… the first time Board InstallationBoard Image Block Diagram Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Jumper settings JP2 JP3 JP1 Clear Cmos JP3 SAS Disable Jumper JP1Normal Default Clear Opma card supporting select header JP2JP10 JP9 JP11 Front Panel Header J26Signal Pin Ipmb Connector IpmbLAN1/LAN2 Enable/ Disable Jumper JP9, JP10 TPM Enable/ Disable Jumper JP11Onboard VGA Enable/ Disable Jumper JP8 System FAN Headers SYS FAN1/2/3/4/5/6/7 CPU1 & CPU2 FAN Header CPU FAN1, CPU FAN2J116 J118 J113 J111 J15 Tyan Front Panel 2 for Barebones J15LCD Module Header for Barebones J113 Fan Connector for Barebones J111 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page Installing the Processors Back plate Assembly Page Processor Installation Page Installing the Memory Memory Installation Procedure Thermal Interface Material Type a CAM Lever Type Installation Heatsink Installation ProceduresType B Screw Retention Type Heatsink Finishing Installing the HeatsinkAttaching Drive Cables Sata Drivers Floppy Drives Drive does not power onPCI-E x 16 slot w/ x 4 signal PCI-E x 16 slot w/ x 8 signal Installing Add-In CardsDescription Left LED Right LED Connecting External Devices24-pin Pin Installing the Power SupplyApplying power to the board Finishing Up Starting Setup Bios About the BiosGetting Help Case of ProblemsSetup Variations Main Bios Setup Main System Time / System Date Advanced Installed O/SReset Configuration Data Dram Bank Interleave Hammer ConfigurationHT-LDT Frequency Node InterleaveProcessor Assisted Virtualizations Multiprocessor SpecificationECC Options Sub-Menu ECC Mode Auto DQS TrainingChipKill ECC Error CheckingECC Error Log ECC Multibit Error DetectionIommu Size Memory Controller Options Sub-Menu Mem Hole RemapMemory Clock Memory Config Options Sub-Menu Mem Clock ModeUSB Control USB Bios Legacy SupportInterrupt Mode Integrated DevicesSata port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Raid NV RAID Configuration Sub-MenuLocal Bus IDE Adapter IDE ConfigurationLarge Disk Access Mode Multi-Sector Transfers LBA Mode ControlPrimary Master / Slave Sub-Menu TypeBit I/O Transfer ModeUltra DMA Mode Floppy check Floppy ConfigurationLegacy Diskette a Selects floppy type Interrupt 5 I/O Device ConfigurationSerial Port a Base I/O AddressFloppy Disk Controller ModeParallel Port DMA ChannelHardware Monitor / Ipmi AutoFan ModeConsole Type Console RedirectionCOM Port Address Baud RateView DMI Event Log DMI Event LoggingEvent Log Capacity Event Log ValiditySecurity Boot EndLess PXE Loop Boot Device Priority Boot Priority OrderExcluded from boot order After Power Failure PowerEnable Acpi Power Button OffCPU PLL Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum Tgio Spread SpectrumLDT Spread Spectrum Sata Spread SpectrumAcpi Srat Table Acpi Table High Precision Event timerAMD PowerNow Acpimcfg TableExit Page Memory, Video, CPU DiagnosticsFlash Utility Code Beeps / Description Phoenix Bios Post CodePEM Page Appendix I How to Make a Driver Diskette NVidia ====Choose Chipset Model==== NVidia Nvraid Glossary Page Page Page Page Technical Support