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by harold.alsup

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My computer quit running over night. When the power is turned on the processor fans runs but the hard drive or the CD drive will not power up. When I disconnect the ribbon cable the HD will spin and if the ribbon cable is removed from the CD drive the tray will open when I press the open button. Any ideals?

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by thumbsup2

Sounds to me as if it's either the ribbon cable itself or the controler on the MB has gone South. Can you test with another ribbon cable? Can you get into the BIOS to see what it's detecting? Try with one or the other plugged in to the ribbon cable, then with both. Tell us what you find?

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