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Did the tests run successfully? Yes. If you were in the middle of another procedure, continue with the next step in the procedure you were performing. No. Go to step 4. 4. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet. 5. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" found earlier in this chapter. 6. Remove the support panel. Turn the two thumbscrews on the support panel and pull the tabs on the right side of the panel out of the slots in the chassis. 7. Check the diskette drive cabling. Is the diskette drive securely connected to the diskette-drive interface cable connector? Is the diskette-drive interface cable securely connected to the interface connector (labeled "FLOPPY") on the system board? Is the drive's DC power cable firmly connected to the drive? Yes. Go to step 9. No. Go to step 8. 8. Reconnect the DC power cable connector. 9. Replace the support panel. Align the panel so that the two tabs are to the right. Fit the tabs into the two slots on the chassis back and swing the panel closed. Secure the panel with the two thumbscrews. 10. Replace the computer cover, reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on the system. 11. Run the Diskette Drives test group in the Dell Diagnostics to determine whether the diskette drive subsystem now works correctly. See Chapter 5, "Running the Dell Diagnostics," for more information. Did the tests run successfully? Yes. You have fixed the problem. No. Go to step 12. Checking Inside the Computer 7-29

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Checking Inside the Computer
7-29
Did the tests run successfully?
Yes.
If you were in the middle of another procedure, continue with the next step
in the procedure you were performing.
No.
Go to step 4.
4.
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the sys-
tem from its electrical outlet.
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5.
Remove the computer cover.
See “Removing the Computer Cover” found earlier in this chapter.
6.
Remove the support panel.
Turn the two thumbscrews on the support panel and pull the tabs on the right
side of the panel out of the slots in the chassis.
7.
Check the diskette drive cabling.
Is the diskette drive securely connected to the diskette-drive interface cable
connector?
Is the diskette-drive interface cable securely connected to the interface connec-
tor (labeled “FLOPPY”) on the system board?
Is the drive’s DC power cable firmly connected to the drive?
Yes.
Go to step 9.
No.
Go to step 8.
8.
Reconnect the DC power cable connector.
9.
Replace the support panel.
Align the panel so that the two tabs are to the right. Fit the tabs into the two slots
on the chassis back and swing the panel closed. Secure the panel with the two
thumbscrews.
10.
Replace the computer cover, reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and
turn on the system.
11.
Run the
Diskette Drives
test group in the Dell Diagnostics to determine whether
the diskette drive subsystem now works correctly.
See Chapter 5, “Running the Dell Diagnostics,” for more information.
Did the tests run successfully?
Yes.
You have fixed the problem.
No.
Go to step 12.