[Danief]

okay so i get a computer and the only thing missing in it is its hard drive. so i pick up a hard drive, it turns on but nothing comes up on the screen. so i replaced the motherboard, this time it wouldnt even turn on, so i replaced the power supply and it still wont turn on. im thinking i might not be getting power to my mother board, or my computer is propperly connected to the power button. please help.

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Hi Danief, welcome to GeekstoGo

Is the harddrive new? If it is, you need to install an operating system (windows xp, windows 2000, etc.) on it before you can use it. You have to have a windows install cd to install the operating system.

But since you can't turn on your computer now at all, make sure that all the parts are compatible and connected correctly. You should also provide some more details. Is this a retail computer or something you built yourself? Also specs would be nice.

This should be in the Hardware forum: http://www.geekstogo...pherals-f9.html

Just wait or pm a mod to move this thread there.. no need to create a new thread.

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Hi Danief, welcome to GeekstoGo

Is the harddrive new? If it is, you need to install an operating system (windows xp, windows 2000, etc.) on it before you can use it. You have to have a windows install cd to install the operating system.

But since you can't turn on your computer now at all, make sure that all the parts are compatible and connected correctly. You should also provide some more details. Is this a retail computer or something you built yourself? Also specs would be nice.

This should be in the Hardware forum: http://www.geekstogo...pherals-f9.html

Just wait or pm a mod to move this thread there.. no need to create a new thread.

[Danief]

hmmm... do you think if it put in my old mother board and put an operating system on my hard drive it would work?

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either way, there should be some response from the computer when you turn it on. Does the computer do anything when you press the power button?

[Danief]

no nothing. it bugs the crap out of me also. it did with my old motherboard though, it would turn the fans on i think.

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if you changed your power supply and it still doesnt work, they it most likely is an issue with the motherboard.

[Danief]

well theres a ton of cords that come out from behind the power button and im not sure if i put those in the right spots. do you know what those cords are called? and where a guide for them is?

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hm.. sorry i'm not sure. I've only changed a power supply once and that was a while ago. What i did was just remember which cords connected to where.