Power Problem?

lumsden2525 · 10-28-2005, 09:42 PM

On my other computer i switched my harddrive (master)and when i turn it on no power gets to the drive but when i remove the ribbon (not the power supply) the harddrive starts. The computer screen says "no signal dectected" then goes into standby. When it is like this i try to open my cd rom drive and it doesnt open but when i remove the ribbon and open it, it opens. Could the ribbons be stopping the power? Could my motherboard have a problem recieving from them and not supply power?

Please help and thanks

**oldmn** · 10-28-2005, 09:50 PM

Sounds more like a MOB problem.

I_G · 10-28-2005, 10:09 PM

When you say "switched the drive" do you mean you switched its position in the computer or switched it with a new/different drive? If you switched its position in the computer, is it still attached to an 80 pin ribbon as opposed to a 40?

lumsden2525 · 10-28-2005, 11:07 PM

Ok what i did was i had 2 harddrives in my comp and one was useless (slave) so i took it out and at first it didnt work so i put it back in the way it was and it still didnt work so i just used the master in and used all the ribbons and they all did the same, didnt let the harddrive get power untill i took the ribbon out.

**oldmn** · 10-28-2005, 11:24 PM

How old is this system?

**Rashiki** · 10-29-2005, 04:01 AM

Try a new ribbon? You may have messed up a connector aimlessly jockying cables around.

~~whodat~~ · 10-29-2005, 04:44 AM

make sure the pins are straight on the hard drive.

lumsden2525 · 10-29-2005, 02:31 PM

Its about a year and a half old, I used a ribbon from this computer and it didnt effect anything, and the harddrives pins are fine

ebackhus · 10-29-2005, 02:36 PM

Try it with a new cable on the other IDE channel. It may be a bad connector on the board or partially damaged IDE controller.

lumsden2525 · 10-29-2005, 03:49 PM

ok, I tried that and the same thing is still happening. could the problem be somewhere else?

lumsden2525 · 10-29-2005, 05:00 PM

what do i do if it is my IDE controller and it is damaged? Or how can i check

**leroys1000** · 10-29-2005, 10:24 PM

Did you change the jumper on the back of the drive to the master position?

**oldmn** · 10-29-2005, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumsden2525

what do i do if it is my IDE controller and it is damaged? Or how can i check

If it is the controler you can buy an IDE card to go in your computer and disable the in board controler.

lumsden2525 · 10-30-2005, 10:08 AM

if i get the card how do i disable the one on the board?

10-28-2005, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	Power Problem? On my other computer i switched my harddrive (master)and when i turn it on no power gets to the drive but when i remove the ribbon (not the power supply) the harddrive starts. The computer screen says "no signal dectected" then goes into standby. When it is like this i try to open my cd rom drive and it doesnt open but when i remove the ribbon and open it, it opens. Could the ribbons be stopping the power? Could my motherboard have a problem recieving from them and not supply power? Please help and thanks

10-28-2005, 09:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
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10-28-2005, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
I_G Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3 OS: WIN XP	When you say "switched the drive" do you mean you switched its position in the computer or switched it with a new/different drive? If you switched its position in the computer, is it still attached to an 80 pin ribbon as opposed to a 40?

10-28-2005, 11:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	Ok what i did was i had 2 harddrives in my comp and one was useless (slave) so i took it out and at first it didnt work so i put it back in the way it was and it still didnt work so i just used the master in and used all the ribbons and they all did the same, didnt let the harddrive get power untill i took the ribbon out.

10-29-2005, 04:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	make sure the pins are straight on the hard drive.

10-29-2005, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	Its about a year and a half old, I used a ribbon from this computer and it didnt effect anything, and the harddrives pins are fine

10-29-2005, 03:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	ok, I tried that and the same thing is still happening. could the problem be somewhere else?

10-29-2005, 05:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	what do i do if it is my IDE controller and it is damaged? Or how can i check

10-29-2005, 10:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
leroys1000 Tech Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 770 OS: Windows XP	Did you change the jumper on the back of the drive to the master position?

10-30-2005, 10:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
lumsden2525 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 56 OS: XP Home	if i get the card how do i disable the one on the board?