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Figure 2-11
instructions or call your dealer if you are unsure about attaching floppy drives.
Refer to Figure 2-11 for a detailed anatomy of the floppy cable. Remember, you
can only have 2 floppy drives connected at any given time.
Some symptoms of incorrectly installed floppies are:
•
Floppy drives are not detected: usually caused by faulty cables,
backward cables, or a bad floppy or motherboard. Try another single
floppy drive to verify the problem or try another cable. Also, check to
see if the onboard floppy is enabled in the BIOS.
•
Floppy Drive Fail message at bootup: the cable, floppy, or
motherboard may be faulty. Try another cable or floppy drive to
verify.
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Light on the floppy is on constantly: a dead giveaway that the cable
is on backwards. Reverse the cable at the motherboard end and try
again.
6. Connecting the Power Supply
The Trinity 100AT has both AT and ATX power supply connectors. The
photos below show the ATX power connector before (Figure 2-12) and after
(Figure 2-13) it has been plugged in. The plastic clip on the power connector
should lock over the plastic tab on the onboard connector. You shouldn’t be
able to plug the power connector in any other way but just to be safe, make
sure it looks like Figure 2-13.
Chapter 2
Board Installation
