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Originally posted by jmichna
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). |
I had the twisted end going into the mobo so had it all around the wrong way.
I blew the power supply unit by plugging in the supply whilst the switch was on at the wall. My dad said it must have been suspect anyway (hes an electrical tech.) So I will get a second hand one from the local computer store which should be fairly cheap. Its the old style power supply where the front on/off switch on the computer is connected direct to the power supply by 240volt supply. (not via the motherboard as in new power supply designs.)
As for the RAM, the stick I brought looks exactly the same as the 32mb stick I had. They both have a small white sticker with a code number and "Legend" printed on it but where the new stick says 32mb PC100 on the sticker, the old ram has a different code number and a few letters and doesn't mention if its PC100 or something else. it has another green sticker else where that says its 32mb. Would it be safe to guess I need PC66?
I might have to take it into the shop and getthem to work out what it is.
Thanks again for the help.
BTW Noisedude,
I live in Australia.