ok i have a antec high efficiency 500watt power supply unit.
My problem is when i plug it only into the motherboard the computer turns on and works fine. but if i plug anything like a cd drive or hhd it just give me a 1 sec burst so the fans spin a little then it stops. i press it again and it does same thing.i have two small chassis fans that i can plug into one of the normal plugs of my power supply, if it just them it can boot up fine.
i guess my question is what else can i try before i say it's toast?
ps- if i only got motherboard plugged in when i turn it on then plug in cd drive and hdd while it running. It will run fine although then it does not detect them so it fails to boot os.
