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Alvin.C · 07-15-2007, 10:54 AM

There simply is no point in purchasing a new PSU. Given the information, it does not seem to be the problem.

3.5" IDE cables do not provide power to the Hard Drive, the 4 pin molex power cable from the PSU does. Patchiz has stated that, when all the IDE cables are disconnected, and all drives are connected to the PSU, all hardware receives power.

Connecting the IDE cables will not increase power demand from the PSU.

Some more information that is needed. Patchiz, when you disconnect all the IDE cables, but leave all your drives connected to the power supply, does your system power on and POST successfully? (does the BIOS initialize and does the system try and boot into an OS?).

Also, how many Watts is your PSU?

Have you tried using a different IDE cable? And have you tried removing all IDE cables and only connecting one drive up to the motherboard with one IDE cable (such as the hard drive)?

07-15-2007, 10:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
Alvin.C Master Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newcastle-under-lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 2,043	Re: MAJOR Hardware Issue. Please help There simply is no point in purchasing a new PSU. Given the information, it does not seem to be the problem. 3.5" IDE cables do not provide power to the Hard Drive, the 4 pin molex power cable from the PSU does. Patchiz has stated that, when all the IDE cables are disconnected, and all drives are connected to the PSU, all hardware receives power. Connecting the IDE cables will not increase power demand from the PSU. Some more information that is needed. Patchiz, when you disconnect all the IDE cables, but leave all your drives connected to the power supply, does your system power on and POST successfully? (does the BIOS initialize and does the system try and boot into an OS?). Also, how many Watts is your PSU? Have you tried using a different IDE cable? And have you tried removing all IDE cables and only connecting one drive up to the motherboard with one IDE cable (such as the hard drive)? __________________ Alvin.C \|Desktop PC\| \|AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+\| \|Sapphire HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E\| \|Foxconn 6150M2MA-KRS2H\| \|Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC2-6400 CL4\| \|OCZ Stealth X Stream 500W PSU\| \|Seagate ST380815AS 80GB SATA II 7200RPM HDD\| \|Optiarc AD-7191S SATA Lightscribe DVD±R\| \|Notebook PC\| \|HP Compaq nx7300 Business Notebook\| Last edited by Alvin.C; 07-15-2007 at 11:01 AM.