PROJECTS

 

              Unless you follow proper procedures, working inside your computer can

                  Cause serious damage to both you and your computer.  To assure safety in                               

              Your work setting, follows every precaution listed in the Read This Before

                 You Begin section following this book's introduction.

 

 

FLOPPY DRIVE TROUBLESHOOTING AND INSTALLATIONS

 

2.      Use a PC with only a drive A.  First, verify that you can boot from drive A with a bootable disk.  Then turn off the computer and open the case and examine the data cable to drive A.  Look for the twist in the cable.  Verify that the cable is connected to the drive so that the twist is in line.  Change the cable so that there is no twist between the drive and the controller.  Turn on the PC and try to boot from drive A again.  Describe what happens.  After you are finished, turn off the computer and again. Describe what happens.  After you are finished, turn off the computer and restore the cable to its original position.

3.      Reverse the orientation of the floppy drive cable connection to the floppy drive controller so that the edge connector is not aligned with pin 1. Boot the PC.  Describe the problem as a user would describe it.  Turn off the computer and restore the cable to the correct orientation.

4.      In a lab setting, practice installing a floppy disk drive in a PC by working with a partner.  Turn off the computer and remove a floppy drive from tour PC and replace it with the floppy drive from your partner's PC.

5.      Does the ROM BIOS for your computer support and extra-high-density 3 1/2-inch disk drive?  List the drive types it does support.  (Hint: See your setup screen)

6.      Change the drive type in CMOS setup for one of the floppy drives on your PC to make it incorrect.  (Make sure you don't change the hard drive type accidentally.) Reboot.  What error did you see?  Now correct the setting and reboot to make sure all components work again.