I agree... I would suggest that you take the IDE cables out all together and see if you can get the CDRom and HD to power up. If that does not fix the issue... Unplug the MB from the power supply as you don't need it powered and just plug the CD and HD in and see if they will get power... Try them One at a time as well instead of both and see what happens there. ~wd0mkr ----- Original Message ----- From: Dorian A. Monroe, II To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:23 PM Subject: RE: trouble shooting ideas? The symptoms you're describing sound more like an IDE cable that's flipped the wrong way. Two things to check: 1) Be sure that the edge of the IDE cable that's colored is lined up with pin 1 on the motherboard, and 2) be sure that the colored edge of the cable plugs into the drive closest to the power connector (typically, anyhow) You can't necessarily always go by the way that the connector is keyed. I used to have a cable that the connector was keyed the wrong way, and I had to file it down to fit correctly. Anyhow, I'd double-check the cables before getting any more parts. :) -- Dorian -----Original Message----- From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Devin Rankin Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:11 PM To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Subject: OT: trouble shooting ideas? I bought a Fry's special over the weekend. An ECS KT600-A with a Sempron processor. But I'm having a problem I've never seen before and I was wondering if anyone out there had seen it before. The issue is that the board itself will boot. I get a post and a memory check. But the hard drive and the CD rom are not powering up. At first I thought this was a problem with the power supply, so I change it. But I get the same problem with the second one. grant it, it is not a new power supply. But I can't believe that I have two of them damaged in just the same way. Anyone else ever seen this? Any ideas? Devin --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss