who makes the drives & what are the jumpers set at. don't worry about me as i'm replying to other posts & sites besides working on a computer
both at master 40gb-good comp-Maxtor 13gb-bad comp-Quantum Fireball also, i did try have the bad hard drive on slave and cs just incase that would work and it did the same exact thing.. turn on and shut off. Not what please? thanks
if possible safe info, download from quantum their diagnostic program to check out the drive. also fdisk & reformat the drive to see what happens with hp computer
That's waht i was thinkin to do but wasnt sure if it would produce the same problem. But ill try it and give a reply. Thanks a lot!
Well, i think i found the problem. I started doing all the steps to getting another hard drive into the comp and now when i power on it starts making loud grindin noises. It is directed towards the power supply. Im assuming this is the cause? If so, i guess i need to replace the power supply with another. What one should i get please, im not too good with the hardware stuff. The model it says on the power supply is ATX100-5 by Bestec Power Electronics Corp. The comp is a HP PAvilion model 6553. So any ideas please? Thanks so much!
try this link to calculate the size you nee & add 30% to total wattage http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/Power_Supply_Calculator.php?cmd=INTEL
I understand that, and that does help some, but i was wondering if you could help me on how to determine the approx size and type of power supply. Thanks!
take the calculated # from the program plus 30% & the old psu to your local computer store to see if they have 1 that has both the wattage, dimensions & motherboard connector you need!
