Power shorting

twintips_17 · 03-09-2008, 01:42 PM

Im having a problem with running all me drives and such. I just set up this new computer that i built. The problem is that every time i plug in an extra drive my computer restarts. Same thing happens when i put a cd in the cdrom drives. At this point my computer is running on half of my drives.

I have my hard drive with windows XP, and a DVD burner hooked up right now along with 3 fans, a video card, a sound card, and it runs fine.

The second i plug one more drive in everything shuts straight off and restarts.

I thought my power supply was faulty so i went out and got a new one. I was running a 500W and now i have a 650W.... Either one should be sufficient to run everything stated running and then my extra hard drive and my extra CD rom.... Any suggestion. Anything to check.

**speedster123** · 03-09-2008, 05:44 PM

welcome

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is that every time i plug in an extra drive my computer restarts

you are not plugging in while the computer is running? are you?

where on the ribbon chain are you connecting the drive and how is the drive jumped [pinned]?

twintips_17 · 03-09-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by speedster123

welcome

you are not plugging in while the computer is running? are you?

where on the ribbon chain are you connecting the drive and how is the drive jumped [pinned]?

No it was turned off. I could get it to boot and then the second i put a cd in it would restart. I have checked my jumpers on the ddrives and it is the secondary. Could a werong jumper cuase this?

**speedster123** · 03-10-2008, 04:58 AM

what supply is in the computer? if the supply is walking the line, then adding a load of a cd tray just might cross it over.

how is it pinned? slave?

twintips_17 · 03-10-2008, 03:37 PM

I have tried an ultra 500w supply and an Antec 650W supply. It did the same thing with both. It is the slave drive. I have tried moving it to primary and the other to slave and i get the same results. I still cant run either/or my extra hard drive and or the extra CDrom

03-09-2008, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
twintips_17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Power shorting Im having a problem with running all me drives and such. I just set up this new computer that i built. The problem is that every time i plug in an extra drive my computer restarts. Same thing happens when i put a cd in the cdrom drives. At this point my computer is running on half of my drives. I have my hard drive with windows XP, and a DVD burner hooked up right now along with 3 fans, a video card, a sound card, and it runs fine. The second i plug one more drive in everything shuts straight off and restarts. I thought my power supply was faulty so i went out and got a new one. I was running a 500W and now i have a 650W.... Either one should be sufficient to run everything stated running and then my extra hard drive and my extra CD rom.... Any suggestion. Anything to check.

03-10-2008, 04:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York Posts: 4,000 OS: xp pro My System	Re: Power shorting what supply is in the computer? if the supply is walking the line, then adding a load of a cd tray just might cross it over. how is it pinned? slave? __________________

03-10-2008, 03:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
twintips_17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP	Re: Power shorting I have tried an ultra 500w supply and an Antec 650W supply. It did the same thing with both. It is the slave drive. I have tried moving it to primary and the other to slave and i get the same results. I still cant run either/or my extra hard drive and or the extra CDrom