I have replaced the hard drive that I thought didn't work and now the computer still doesn't boot, could it be the power supply? I know the new hard drive does work but when I boot it up and I touch the hard drive there is no movement and the computer doesn't boot. COuld it be the power supply and/or mobo? What could it be?
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HARD DRIVE NOT BOOTING PART 2
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You might have a super smmoth one.
Disconnect the IDE cable and see if it spins with just power. And you might have a bad contact in the AMP connector or possibly a bad PS, but unlikely.
You might also check the M/B end of the cable to see if it jiggled loose while you were replacing the drive.
You can also listen to the hard drive while power is applied, should step in and out when it gets to speed.
How about trying your old drive in the machine you used to test the new one?
Ed Fair
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Disconnect the IDE cable and see if it spins with just power. And you might have a bad contact in the AMP connector or possibly a bad PS, but unlikely.
You might also check the M/B end of the cable to see if it jiggled loose while you were replacing the drive.
You can also listen to the hard drive while power is applied, should step in and out when it gets to speed.
How about trying your old drive in the machine you used to test the new one?
Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
Is the bios recognising the hard drive - should see during POST? Can you boot from a floppy? Have you set drive jumpers correctly? When did this start happening (you said in previous post it was happpening with old drive)? Have you access to another PC to try drives in?
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