aw crap my comp wont boot.

[xabhadonx]

so i bought a new comp. asus motherboard and a intel dual core processor.

Before I cleared out my old computer, I had two hard drives and put everything that i needed onto one and cleared out the other so i can sell it. When i tried to connect the old hard drive onto the new computer as a slave it wouldnt turn on at all.

any help would be awesome. please save my computer!

hope i didnt fry the motherboard.

[Azzaboi]

What comes up?

Does it say 'No Boot Detected' or just beep at you? If it beeps check your motherboard manual for the Computer POST / beep codes. For example one long and one short beep, might be a Motherboard issue.

So you have a brand new hard drive in there on master and the second old hard drive as slave?
I assume they are both IDE hard drives.
Make sure the ribbon cable and the power cable for each hard drive are correctly and fully connected.

If it's a brand new blank hard drive you will have to install the operating system onto using the disc.

[Allan]

what happens if you remove the second drive?

[alan2273]

Have you changed the jumper from Master to Slave?.

[patio]

I suspect he is trying to boot to the old drive...this is rarely successful...

[BC_Programmer]

I suspect he is trying to boot to the old drive...this is rarely successful...

it's one of those things that only happens when you have no witnesses, and then suddenly stops working when you call everybody over.

[jonas.tech]

you must install an operating system to the new hardrive u've buy..and then check the jumper..master and slave..is it ide cable both?..just check..check and check take your time

[Allan]

you must install an operating system to the new hardrive u've buy..and then check the jumper..master and slave..is it ide cable both?..just check..check and check take your time

[xabhadonx]

okay... well the master drive already has windows xp pro on it. I did forget to put the jumper in the slave drive. but the power wont turn on at all. when i hit the power button it doesnt light up. but there is a light on my motherboard that is lit (i think signifying that its getting power) but not entirely sure. it just doesnt turn on at all. not even to get to the bios.

but can someone atleast reassure me that i didnt fry my motherboard?

[xabhadonx]

here is the step by step process of what i did.

this is what i did after the computer was set up and worked already with the primary driver in it

1- i shut it off and opened the side door on the case.

2- I plugged the ribbon cable from my slave drive into the mother board.

3- there wasnt a long enough power cord to reach the slave drive so i left the case open and there was a power cord attached to the fan and plugged it in there.

4- i did forget to put jumper in the slave drive marking it a slave

5- attempted to turn it on, wont turn on.

6- unhooked everything to as was, still wont turn on

7- aw crap my comp wont boot. ***

[alan2273]

Does your processor require a 4/8 pin connector that may have become disconnected.