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Thread ID: 76747	2007-02-14 22:33:00	Replacing a Motherboard	Strommer (42)	Press F1

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524785	2007-02-16 03:54:00	First pic is a SATA cable / data cable. Not an IDE one. So, obviously wont go on an IDE hdd. And the first SATA hdd is connected. If you've only got one SATA hdd in the case, you don't need the 2nd SATA data / power cable. Remove it. You plug a molex connector (from the PSU to pic 1). For the power. Since the IDE cable is already plugged in, in pic 1. All it needs is power. The blue connector in the 2nd pic is an 80 wire cable which plugs into the IDE connection on the mobo. This is for an IDE not SATA hdd. SATA power and data cables are not interchangeable with IDE cables obviously. You'll have to buy a molex adapter plug thing, which will let you connect the hdd in the first pic.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524786	2007-02-16 04:04:00	8 minutes - once again a fast reply from Speedy. Thanks. OK, lets make sure I understand your advice. Regarding the molex connector - you mean the 4 pin plug coming from the ps that I removed - it needs to connect into the Maxtor. Correct? The blue 80 wire connector that I am holding in the second pic can be plugged into the blue socket in photo 3. Correct? I just don't want to fry the Maxtor and absolutely not to damage anything in my trusty desktop.	Strommer (42)
524787	2007-02-16 04:16:00	8 minutes - once again a fast reply from Speedy. Regarding the molex connector - you mean the 4 pin plug coming from the ps that I removed - it needs to connect into the Maxtor. Correct? If you've run out off molex connections (the 4 pin power things), you can buy an adaptor, which is usually a male one which plugs into a spare one from the PSU, which will then give u two extra connectors so u can plug it into a cd/hdd. The blue 80 wire connector that I am holding in the second pic can be plugged into the blue socket in photo 3. Correct? You got it. The blue connector can either go to IDE 1 or IDE 2. It makes it faster as well, if you use an IDE cable, with the blue connector on one end. Since the IDE cables with no blue connector are 40 wire, the blue connectors are 80 wire.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524788	2007-02-16 05:03:00	OK, I'll get to it later tonight or tomorrow as we are going out soon. Its a good thing my wife tolerates the dining table filled up with 2 pcs, tools, bits and pieces. ;) Will the ps that I removed power up as a stand-alone unit? Or do pwr supplies only work when connected up to the mb and power on switch? In the desktop (not the pc being upgraded) I could unplug a molex going to the floppy and use it to power the Maxtor. I would have to cut a cable tie but it should then reach. Am I on the right path here?	Strommer (42)
524789	2007-02-16 05:16:00	Will the ps that I removed power up as a stand-alone unit? Or do pwr supplies only work when connected up to the mb and power on switch? What do u mean stand alone unit? If you mean by itself without putting the connections/plugs (from the PSU) on a mobo, it should just plug it in turn it on. In the desktop (not the pc being upgraded) I could unplug a molex going to the floppy and use it to power the Maxtor. I would have to cut a cable tie but it should then reach. Am I on the right path here? If there's a spare molex on the same cable as the thinner power thing for floppies and it can reach the hdd, sure it should be ok.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524790	2007-02-16 19:15:00	Progress report: I connected the molex power cable to the Maxtor hd (the one I want to get data off of). The molex connector had an adaptor on it and was originally connecting the Seagate hd (the secondary back-up hd in my desktop). AFter disconnecting the adaptor lead, all I had to do was cut a cable tie so that the cable would reach. The blue connector from the Maxtor was put into the blue socket as shown in photo 3 (url above). Reconnected everything and was very pleased to have the desktop working normally. But the Maxtor is not there - My Computer does not show the Maxtor. Maybe I did not push hard enough on the molex power plug and the blue IDE plug, although they looked like they went in correctly. Before I go back in and check that the connectors are pressed in far enough, is there anything else I should be aware of? BTW, I left the red cable (see photos) that is from the mb and connected to the Seagate hd. That is, I did not remove the red cable and one end is still plugged into the mb, the other end is floating free.	Strommer (42)
524791	2007-02-16 19:20:00	But the Maxtor is not there - My Computer does not show the Maxtor. Maybe I did not push hard enough on the molex power plug and the blue IDE plug, although they looked like they went in correctly. What now? Does the BIOS / post screen detect / show the Maxtor? If it does, thats a good sign. Is the Maxtor a new hdd, with nothing on it?? If it is go to control panel / admin tools / computer management / disk management. Does the Maxtor appear here as unallocated? If it does u need to format it, then it'll appear in My computer.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524792	2007-02-16 19:25:00	Good morning Speedy. I did not think you would be online now! See my post above - I edited it while you replied. I did not look at the screen during boot up. Lets see, I need to press F8 or Delete during boot up to get into the BIOS screen? The Maxtor has data on it, plus WinXP. It is from the pc I am upgrading. I need to get the data off it, burned on to CDs and then put back on the upgraded pc.	Strommer (42)
524793	2007-02-16 19:33:00	The blue connector from the Maxtor was put into the blue socket as shown in photo 3 (url above). Try putting the blue connector / Maxtor on the other IDE connector on the mobo. If the BIOS doesn't detect it that is..Whats on the other IDE connector on the mobo? If its the CD, put the Maxtor on the Primary IDE connector (if you can), and the cd / dvd (if its on IDE1 on IDE 2 (the blue connector). Reconnected everything and was very pleased to have the desktop working normally. But the Maxtor is not there - My Computer does not show the Maxtor. Maybe I did not push hard enough on the molex power plug and the blue IDE plug, although they looked like they went in correctly. See my previous post. Before I go back in and check that the connectors are pressed in far enough, is there anything else I should be aware of? Make%	Speedy Gonzales (78)
524794	2007-02-16 19:51:00	Ah stupid server is lagging, it killed my reply in the last quote. And I cant remember what I said lol.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
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