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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: morbid_bean on December 07, 2007, 11:29:17 PM

Title: Why my hard drive and Cd drive will not have power ONLY when IDE cord is connect
Post by: morbid_bean on December 07, 2007, 11:29:17 PM

Why is my hard drive an cd drive not getting power when I have the IDE cords in them....when I unplug those and leave the power in it...it will have power....but when IDE AND Power is in them...nothing happens, no power.....whats going on here?

Title: Re: Why my hard drive and Cd drive will not have power ONLY when IDE cord is con
Post by: quaxo on December 08, 2007, 03:06:46 AM

Need full specs of hardware including the make and model number of everything including: motherboard, hard drive, CD drive, power supply, all attached equipment, etc. etc. etc.... you can never give too much information. Something small and seemingly unimportant could be the source of a problem, so knock yourself out and just give every bit of info you can.

Sounds like a short, but before jumping to conclusions and making any suggestions to fix it, best to know what you're working with here.

Title: Re: Why my hard drive and Cd drive will not have power ONLY when IDE cord is con
Post by: patio on December 08, 2007, 06:59:22 AM

Did you force those IDE cables in ? ?
Upside down perhaps ?
Check for bent pins on the drives and replace the cables with new ones...