Well i thought it would be nice to increase the harddrive on my bros computer but sumthing went wrong and there is no power and i dont no what to do! would it be easy to take it all apart then put it back together? i dont have much money and i really dont want to tell my parents.
2006-09-04 19:58:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Well i took the new Harddrive out but there is still no power running through it. But all i did was added a extra harddrive and hooked it up and i also moved the metal slots where you put usbs and put in the monitor and that. i also added an internal modem. but i dont no if works or not.
2006-09-04 20:24:14 · update #1
First off before you go around touching the inside of your computer it would be wise to either discharge your bodies static by touching some metal OR buying a static free bracelet.
OK, so did you add an extra hard drive? If so it could be the power supply is overloaded.
Try just using the old hard drive, like the way it was before you started monkeying with it.
If it works this way then you made need a new power supply.
If it doesnt, then either you fried something or your power supply happen to blow out or you have a loose cable somewhere.
Please be more specific to exactly what you did here...
Get back to me once you try reverting his computer to the original setup (old hard drive, no new one)
2006-09-04 20:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Misanthropy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start first by assuring all power cables are plugged on both ends, reinstall old drive see if it works, if so, good. Is new drive "new or an old one frome someone else?" If old one from someone else I would be concerned that something is wrong with the drive. I had to fix one machine where a small conern of the plate on the back was broken and interupted the process. when trouble shooting do one thing at a time and then you can back up one thing at a time to find the problem. Good luck
2006-09-04 20:05:55 · answer #2 · answered by auhunter04 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you messed it up do not pull it apart again because that means you do not know what you are doing. If there is no power you must eighter have the power turned off, or the power cable not plugged in properly as even if you stuffed you computer up you should be able to here the fan on your power supply.
2006-09-04 20:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that could be several problems. Not enough power from power supply, something is disconnected(doubt), etc. What you should do is take it out and run it the way it was before you touched and see if it works. Just go step by step. Explain what is exactly going on.
2006-09-04 20:05:38 · answer #4 · answered by kirr45 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check that the power cable of the pc is plugged in correctly. open the pc and check that the hard drive's power supply cable is plugged in correctly. if that doesnt work take it apart if u know how to then put everything back
2006-09-04 20:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you say why no power what where you doing with the computer upto no power?ok I have read your other question you took the drive out of another computer that the power pack had blown on what was the operating system on the other computer please? I will moniter this question
2006-09-04 20:06:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you put in a new hard drive and it all shut down?? take the drive back out you probably exceeded the limit of the power supply
2006-09-04 20:04:26 · answer #7 · answered by -^-Smooth C-^- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was working before you installed the new hard drive, odds are you just left something unplug. Open it up and take a look.
2006-09-04 20:05:49 · answer #8 · answered by Billy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well take it to a local repairman or if the guarantee's still there take it to the shop where u purchased it. it wil be a simple repair i think. so dont worry
2006-09-04 20:06:22 · answer #9 · answered by rubal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are, your power source (PSU) wasn't strong enough, buy a stronger one.
2006-09-04 20:04:56 · answer #10 · answered by Hard Ray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋