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hard drive wont spin up unless disconnected from MB
I have tried everything. I even took the M/B out to make sure it didnt have anything behind it shorting it out or something. I have only the hard drive, videocard, and Powersupply hooked up with no results. K/B and mouse Ive tried plugged and unplugged. Ive tried different ones too. As soon as I...- tabbott
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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hard drive wont spin up unless disconnected from MB
I get nothing. the HD light is on solid put no power light or screen of any kind. I have since tried the pci ide card with no results. Do motherboards just all of a sudden stop working? I have tried all the hardware in another computer and its all fine. I guess Ill replace the MB.- tabbott
- Post #5
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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hard drive wont spin up unless disconnected from MB
I have no way to get into the system. BLACK screen. I have checked all jumpers and tried different cables. THe hard drive wont even start spinning at all when i hit the power button (unless its disconnected from the motherboard.) the cdroms doe the exact same thing. Im leaning toward adding a...- tabbott
- Post #3
- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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hard drive wont spin up unless disconnected from MB
When I hit the power button I get no hard drive spin-up or light. When I disconnect the Drive from the MB and power on I can hear it spinning then. The smae thing occurs with the Cd rom drives. when they are connected to MB they wont open. I changed power supplys, all cables, etc. Any advice...- tabbott
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