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jmichna · 11-06-2003, 09:37 AM

Re floppy cables...
There are four possible ways to connect a floppy cable, and three are wrong.

This is a really common error, and happens to everyone.

There is an end of the cable that contains a section of twisted wires, that twisted end is normally located closer to the floppy drive. Also, normally there is a red wire (indicates #1 position wire). That wire is normally oriented toward the interior/center of the floppy drive when you connect the cable. On the cable end connected to the mobo, make sure the red wire is oriented to Position #1 on the floppy controller (usually printed on the mobo itself).

Re the ram...
Count the number of connectors on the original ram (72, or 84, or ???). Also, some mobos couldn't take double sided (mem chips on both side of the ram board) ram. Also check and see what the max ram that mobo could handle is. Some early boards would not support more than 32mb, or 64mb ram.

11-06-2003, 09:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
jmichna Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chicagoland IL Posts: 1,539	Re floppy cables... There are four possible ways to connect a floppy cable, and three are wrong. This is a really common error, and happens to everyone. There is an end of the cable that contains a section of twisted wires, that twisted end is normally located closer to the floppy drive. Also, normally there is a red wire (indicates #1 position wire). That wire is normally oriented toward the interior/center of the floppy drive when you connect the cable. On the cable end connected to the mobo, make sure the red wire is oriented to Position #1 on the floppy controller (usually printed on the mobo itself). Re the ram... Count the number of connectors on the original ram (72, or 84, or ???). Also, some mobos couldn't take double sided (mem chips on both side of the ram board) ram. Also check and see what the max ram that mobo could handle is. Some early boards would not support more than 32mb, or 64mb ram. __________________ A man becomes rich not by having what he wants, but by wanting what he haves. Last edited by jmichna : 11-06-2003 at 09:41 AM.