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by daz'n'ash

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I have just bought a new case for my computer, I changed all the hardware very carefully to the new case from the old one, even bought a new PSU. The problem is, when I plug the power into my storage drive, the system won;t power up. If I unplug it, the system powers up just fine.

The system specs are ...
Intel Core2Duo 1.8
1GB DDR2
80Gb hard drive (C. drive)[Seagate SATA]
250GB Hard Drive (storage drive)[Seagate SATA]
600W PSU
2 x DVD writers
The power connector plugs on the PSU are enough to plug into each device .... [1 plug to each burner, one to each HDD 1 each to the front and rear case fans]

I have never encountered such a problem before. It all worked just fine in the old case... why not now?

The PSU is NEW. It works just like it should ... until I plug in the storage drive. I have tried other PSUs and get the same result.

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by thechas

Inspect your drive power plugs and make sure that the wires are in the correct order.

For the large power connectors on your DVD drives, the colors from the outside to the center should be yellow, black, black, red.

It is also possible that you have a defective supply.

Chas

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