Hard drive wont boot

[Rukasu]

I just moved and well I brought my computer over but when I turned it on, it wouldnt load.   The hard drive isnt starting up.  Now, what used to happen was, if I unplugged my computer and moved it, when I would go to start it up, it would turn on but there would be a delay, a minuite or so later, it would beep, and the hard drive would start up. Now, however, that isn't happening... power is on, motherboard is lighting up, hard drive seems to be spinning, but, its not loading.

So, what I've tried so far is... Disconnect power, wait a while, reconnect and try again. I turned it on, and just gave it time (two hours later no difference). I tried a different plug from the power supply in the case. I tried a different SATA port on the motherboard.

Unfortunately none of that has worked, so I'm getting a little worried.  If anyone has suggestions I would greatly appreciate any bit of help I can get.  Thanks a ton.

[street1 (RIP)]

I just moved do you have the same power in your
area? Like The US has 110 Volts and The UK has 220
 volts.Either way make sure the switch on your power
supply is set for 110/220V according to where you are.

With that being said....Try reseating your ram and video card.
Sometimes they get jarred loose a bit when you are moving
a computer.

[Rukasu]

I did not change areas, still in the US. I checked the power switch, and its in the right position.  Also, my graphics card and RAM are all seated properly but the hard drive still wont load.

[street1 (RIP)]

Can you boot in safemode,or with the OS disk?

[Rukasu]

My keyboard is inactive so I cannot get to safe mode and the CD-ROM drive wont open.

[street1 (RIP)]

You are probably using a USB keyboard.Can you try a PS/2 Keyboard?




The top outlets are PS/2.

[patio]

And to add to what street advised also disconnect the SATA drive. Before powering up turn off the PSU in the back and hit the computer power button a few times.
Restart without the drive connected...wait 3 or 4 minutes til everything cycles and power down.
Re-connect the SATA drive and re-boot.

[Rukasu]

I do not have access to a PS/2 keyboard and I have tried the other method described and still my hard drive will not boot.

[street1 (RIP)]

Can't you borrow/ beg  the use of a PS/2 keyboard ?

Most people have them just laying around in the closet
talking to spiders.

[Rukasu]

possibly, but my monitor is not displaying anything, it just goes straight to power save mode because there is nothing being sent to it.

I have also tried taking out and replacing the CMOS battery

[street1 (RIP)]

Well, can you test your monitor,or the video card on a
known good working computer?

[Rukasu]

Yes all of that stuff is working, I really believe that because the hard drive isnt booting there is just nothing for the monitor to display.   

[street1 (RIP)]

It would still display the BIOS boot up sequence.

and you tried booting without the hard drive plugged
in correct?

Read the below 2 links real carefully.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/bootSequence-c.html

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/bootPOST-c.html

[Rukasu]

yes I tried booting without the hard drive connected

[street1 (RIP)]

Video card,ram,CPU,power supply.

Something is stopping your BIOS Power-On Self Test (POST .

See the link below again.

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/bootPOST-c.html