I got a new case with a 400 watt powersupply, a new motherboard and a new processor with fan.. I put together the whole thing and connected all the wires and everything looks fine but for some reason when i turn on the comp it won't turn on.. Its just there it doesn't do anything.. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't use the SATA cable cuz i removed the harddrive from my old comp n put it in the new case n my old harddrive was an IDE harddrive.. So, I'm just wondering if I need to connect the SATA cable somewhere r should i just leave it alone?? n what could possibly be the problem?? any suggestions..
2006-08-22 02:49:20 · 7 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
A sata cable plugs into the sata socket on new generation motherboards such as Asus K8V-MX the other end plugs into
a Sata hard drive similat ro an IDE connector plugs into an IDE hard drive it is about 75% smaller than the IDE ribbon cable
SATA stands for Seial ATA which is a 7 pin connector the IDE being 40 or 80 pin it ca be used to make what is called a RAID disk the hard drive used on SATA is known as a Serial ATA hard drive hope that this has been of help to you switch it off in bios
2006-08-22 03:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to use the SATA cables. They are optional. If your newly assembled PC isn't turning on, you may have an electrical short somewhere. Your motherboard may be touching the metal case somewhere. Did you use the standoffs when installing the motherboard so it doesn't touch the case? Are the electical connections from the power supply properly connected to the motherboard? There is usually a 24 or so pin power connection as well as a 4 pin power connection.
2006-08-22 02:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you don't need the SATA cable. It's only for SATA hard drives.
One possible fix is to reset the CMOS jumper. See your motherbored manual for details. It's usually a little plastic jumper you have to move to a different spot for a second and move back. Sometimes that can solve a problem like you've discribed.
2006-08-22 03:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by Capt Weez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE PROBLEM COULD BE ON YOUR POWER SUPPLY IT HAS A POWER SWITCH ON IT SWICH IT ON
400W power supplies come with built in power switches on them so switch it on then try to switch your machine on
SATA connection would never cause your mahine to lose power or anything like that
2006-08-22 03:14:56 · answer #4 · answered by Stan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you purchase a motherboard with serial port port SATA it is going with it. till in case you desire to apply it you may desire to purchase a serial contraptions like hard drive, dvd drives and so on. keep in mind which you desire a driving force on your serial force to swap on.
2016-12-14 09:46:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u hav sata drive then u shud use ? ???
and if u dont hav a sata drive u neednt connect the cable at all
2006-08-22 05:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by niranjan t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a new hard drive and comos battery
2006-08-22 02:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by andrew_perrong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋