Installed New PSU, getting boot error: "No boot disk detected or the disk has failed"
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 8:32:33 PM
So, the graphics card in the computer (Radeon HD 7570) wasn't working when the monitor was connected (black screen) and after being told (on here) that it was the 300w psu's fault, we switched the power supply out with a 585w one.
After installing the power supply, we turned on the computer to the get the error" No boot disk detected or the disk has failed. There shouldn't be anything wrong, as the cables are connected to everything they need to be, or are they?
Should the hard drive be connected to the power supply, because it wasn't before.
Specs:
585w Orion PSU
i7-2600 3.4GHZ
1TB HDD
8GB RAM
Do I really need a new hard drive? I don't think I would need one since the error has only happened post-install of the psu. I never got this before. Also, I don't any backups (:/)
Thanks!
After installing the power supply, we turned on the computer to the get the error" No boot disk detected or the disk has failed. There shouldn't be anything wrong, as the cables are connected to everything they need to be, or are they?
Should the hard drive be connected to the power supply, because it wasn't before.
Specs:
585w Orion PSU
i7-2600 3.4GHZ
1TB HDD
8GB RAM
Do I really need a new hard drive? I don't think I would need one since the error has only happened post-install of the psu. I never got this before. Also, I don't any backups (:/)
Thanks!
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 8:43:22 PM
quicksand10 said:
shhkapuppy said:
Should the hard drive be connected to the power supply, because it wasn't before.
Yes, it should definitely be connected to the power supply, by a SATA power cable (looks like an L).
Ok thanks, I'll go check now if I have a cable for it. Should all PSU's come with one?
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 8:47:08 PM
quicksand10 said:
shhkapuppy said:
Should the hard drive be connected to the power supply, because it wasn't before.
Yes, it should definitely be connected to the power supply, by a SATA power cable (looks like an L).
I don't see any cable that could go into the hard drive, where would I put the cable in? The top of it? There are two slots open, and one is connected to the motherboard.
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 8:50:21 PM
shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 8:58:32 PM
quicksand10 said:

This is where it would go on the hard drive.
Make sure the SATA cable is connected to the motherboard as well.
I only see one cable that looks as if it would go into the hard drive (it kinda fits, but I might be able to get it in at an angle, not much room in the case, but it isn't connected to the motherboard.
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 9:05:50 PM
quicksand10 said:

This is where it would go on the hard drive.
Make sure the SATA cable is connected to the motherboard as well.
I am nearly 99% sure that nothing from the previous PSU was plugged into the hard drive. There is an SATA cable going from the motherboard to hard drive. Is the motherboard not getting the correct power?
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No, the hard drive must be plugged directly to the power supply. The hec Orion 575w has a SATA power cable, I checked.
I am 110% sure you are mistaken. The hard drive has to be plugged directly to the power supply.
If the SATA power cable doesn't fit, flip it. It's uni-directional because of the L shape.
I am 110% sure you are mistaken. The hard drive has to be plugged directly to the power supply.
If the SATA power cable doesn't fit, flip it. It's uni-directional because of the L shape.
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 9:18:15 PM
quicksand10 said:
No, the hard drive must be plugged directly to the power supply. The hec Orion 575w has a SATA power cable, I checked. I am 110% sure you are mistaken. The hard drive has to be plugged directly to the power supply.
If the SATA power cable doesn't fit, flip it. It's uni-directional because of the L shape.
I'm pretty sure I am literally staring at where the cord should go, but it is nearly impossible to fit it because I can't fit my hand in the case that well. Should I take some pictures and have you confirm whether I'm looking at the right slot or not?
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 9:27:12 PM
This is the cable, I couldn't really get a good picture of the hard drive because, well, it's an iPod Touch.
http://imgur.com/aLaeuTe
Is that the right cable? It sure looks like it.
http://imgur.com/aLaeuTe
Is that the right cable? It sure looks like it.
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 9:34:14 PM
quicksand10 said:
Can you remove the hard drive from the case and try getting a better look at it? It really shouldn't be this difficult... I'm quite perplexed.It seems like you have the right cable.
I should be able to get it out of the case if my brother helps, but for now, I don't want to damage the computer. I'm gonna try getting this cord in again.
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 9:39:46 PM
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:00:02 PM
quicksand10 said:
You should have multiple SATA power cables, try another one.I took the SATA cable which was plugged into the optical drive and it seemed to work a bit better in the hard drive, but the one that I was originally using in the hard drive isn't really fitting into the optical drive. If it's a bad SATA cable, then I'm screwed because the third cable isn't able to reach anything.
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Plug it into your hard drive for now and start your PC. If it boots, you fixed it. If it doesn't, some more digging is required.
Worse comes to worst, you can return the PSU to the retailer/manufacturer and get a replacement one.
Ideally, get a better quality PSU from Corsair, XFX, Seasonic or Antec. This PSU is shady, to say the least. Such PSUs can cause system instability and random errors, or worse, ruin internal components when it fails.
If you decide to keep the PSU, you can get these MOLEX 4-pin to SATA power cables:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
Worse comes to worst, you can return the PSU to the retailer/manufacturer and get a replacement one.
Ideally, get a better quality PSU from Corsair, XFX, Seasonic or Antec. This PSU is shady, to say the least. Such PSUs can cause system instability and random errors, or worse, ruin internal components when it fails.
If you decide to keep the PSU, you can get these MOLEX 4-pin to SATA power cables:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:06:29 PM
quicksand10 said:
Plug it into your hard drive for now and start your PC. If it boots, you fixed it. If it doesn't, some more digging is required.Worse comes to worst, you can return the PSU to the retailer/manufacturer and get a replacement one.
Ideally, get a better quality PSU from Corsair, XFX, Seasonic or Antec. This PSU is shady, to say the least. Such PSUs can cause system instability and random errors, or worse, ruin internal components when it fails.
If you decide to keep the PSU, you can get these MOLEX 4-pin to SATA power cables:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...
Thank you for putting so much time into helping me, much appreciated! I found some adapter cable that may just do the trick. I'll take a picture and upload it soon.
Picture: http://imgur.com/IfkXAAM
As you can see, I used one of the two SATA cables and clicked perfectly, but how do I hook this up to the PSU/other cable?
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One of the SATA connectors on that adapter cable should be different than the two others (one should be male, while the other two should be female). If this is the case, then you would simply plug the male end into one of the PSUs existing SATA power cables, and the female end into the hard drive/optical drive.
Otherwise, you can always go with the MOLEX 4-pin to SATA power cable.
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask
We love to help out, around here
Otherwise, you can always go with the MOLEX 4-pin to SATA power cable.
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask
We love to help out, around here Share
shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:16:44 PM
shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:28:33 PM
quicksand10 said:
Can you take a couple more pictures, more clearly, so I can see the connector, and not just the cable (ideally in more light, too
). Picture (let me know if its too dark): http://imgur.com/8d3hOm2
Making paint edited version now. http://imgur.com/yB0LhCn
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shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:37:23 PM
shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:38:50 PM
shhkapuppy
July 17, 2013 10:45:13 PM
It works! The fan seems a bit loud, but hey, the thing runs and that's all I care about right now. I'll try to get the graphics card to work tomorrow, but it's 1:45 AM and I spent the last 3 hours trying to get this to work.
Thanks for helping me through this, I really didn't expect to get such great help! You really know your stuff man! Thanks again!
Thanks for helping me through this, I really didn't expect to get such great help! You really know your stuff man! Thanks again!
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 5:25:10 AM
quicksand10 said:
Hah! I'm probably one of the least knowledgeable members on this forum.Glad it worked!
If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Hm, when I connected my monitor's DVA cable to the graphics card port, the monitor goes into somewhat of standby mode and the screen is black.
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(EDIT: Check if your monitor has some sort of mode. It might be in HDMI mode for example, and needs changing to DVI. If it doesn't, keep reading)
Connect it to the motherboard first, there might be an issue with the drivers (happened on my last PC build). Once it's connected to the motherboard, that should have some sort of video port, try to find drivers.
If you know the model of the graphics card I can give you a link to download the drivers, if that helps.
Once the drivers are downloaded, shutdown the PC, unplug the cable from the motherboard and connect it to the graphics card. Boot it up again.
Connect it to the motherboard first, there might be an issue with the drivers (happened on my last PC build). Once it's connected to the motherboard, that should have some sort of video port, try to find drivers.
If you know the model of the graphics card I can give you a link to download the drivers, if that helps.
Once the drivers are downloaded, shutdown the PC, unplug the cable from the motherboard and connect it to the graphics card. Boot it up again.
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 6:30:35 AM
Kelthar said:
(EDIT: Check if your monitor has some sort of mode. It might be in HDMI mode for example, and needs changing to DVI. If it doesn't, keep reading)Connect it to the motherboard first, there might be an issue with the drivers (happened on my last PC build). Once it's connected to the motherboard, that should have some sort of video port, try to find drivers.
If you know the model of the graphics card I can give you a link to download the drivers, if that helps.
Once the drivers are downloaded, shutdown the PC, unplug the cable from the motherboard and connect it to the graphics card. Boot it up again.
Ok thanks, I believe it is a Radeon HD 7570.
Will that be a problem since it is an OEM card?
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Try to use this, as I couldn't find the exact graphics card: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/aut...
If it doesn't work for some reason (unable to detect or something), the manual driver download page is this one: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
I don't think it'll be a problem that it's OEM, the chipsets don't change whether it's by brand X or Y, as long as it's still the same graphics card.
If it doesn't work for some reason (unable to detect or something), the manual driver download page is this one: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
I don't think it'll be a problem that it's OEM, the chipsets don't change whether it's by brand X or Y, as long as it's still the same graphics card.
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 6:38:57 AM
Kelthar said:
Try to use this, as I couldn't find the exact graphics card: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/aut...If it doesn't work for some reason (unable to detect or something), the manual driver download page is this one: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
I don't think it'll be a problem that it's OEM.
I've used a lot of AMD drivers for this card, non detect it or do anything. The card isn't appearing in the device manager, as if it doesn't exist. Could the PCI slot be messed up, I could try another. I have 4 on the motherboard.
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Are all the power cables properly connected? If you could take a picture of the graphics card (while connected) that'd be great.
PS: Before touching the internals, don't forget to remove static electricity: touch a metal part of the case of a running computer or for example a water tap (metal water taps always work).
PS: Before touching the internals, don't forget to remove static electricity: touch a metal part of the case of a running computer or for example a water tap (metal water taps always work).
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 6:48:53 AM
Kelthar said:
Are all the power cables properly connected? If you could take a picture of the graphics card (while connected) that'd be great.PS: Before touching the internals, don't forget to remove static electricity: touch a metal part of a running computer or for example a water tap (metal water taps always work).
Will do.
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 3:38:38 PM
shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 3:58:24 PM
Kelthar said:
So VGA is working but DVI isn't?I don't now. I went into BIOS and went to security. The PCIE 16 slot was disabled, and I enabled it. I plugged my monitor into the card, and rebooted. Everything is being displayed on my monitor, but instead of the card it's saying Standard VGA Graphics Adapter.
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 4:07:12 PM
Kelthar said:
Oh. I believe that happens when no drivers are installed. Try to install drivers now, using the links I gave you before.That's what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure I installed them already, restarted, and nothing. I'll try re-installing. I went to device manager and it said it already had the latest drivers, but it's gotta be wrong.
Auto-detect failed to find my OS or product, and I installed the drivers for the Radeon HD 7xxx series. Nothing. Restarted and everything. When I hit view log on the installer, nothing happens.
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Try connecting DVI if it's DVI you'll want to keep. You can change adapters with the computer running (I did it before when testing monitors).
Either way, since the graphics card is displaying image, it can be assumed that it's not improperly connected or anything. Did the graphics card come with a driver CD? If it did, install the drivers.
For further information, could you install a program such as Speccy (click me), and tell me if it also fails to detect a graphics card?
Either way, since the graphics card is displaying image, it can be assumed that it's not improperly connected or anything. Did the graphics card come with a driver CD? If it did, install the drivers.
For further information, could you install a program such as Speccy (click me), and tell me if it also fails to detect a graphics card?
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 4:23:47 PM
Kelthar said:
Try connecting DVI if it's DVI you'll want to keep. You can change adapters with the computer running (I did it before when testing monitors). Either way, since the graphics card is displaying image, it can be assumed that it's not improperly connected or anything. Did the graphics card come with a driver CD? If it did, install the drivers.
For further information, could you install a program such as Speccy (click me), and tell me if it also fails to detect a graphics card?
It is a DVI cable and monitor is on DVI mode. Is Speccy..safe? I have Belarc Advisor, could I use that instead?
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Speccy is safe, I use it pretty much everyday as it is able to monitor everything hardware-related, but if Belarc Advisor is able to provide all the info, then feel free to use it. What info does it display regarding the graphics card?
PS: Just tried out Belarc Advisor, seems nice. However, I still prefer Speccy's interface (and it does give a lot more "nerdy" info than Belarc).
PS: Just tried out Belarc Advisor, seems nice. However, I still prefer Speccy's interface (and it does give a lot more "nerdy" info than Belarc).
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 4:34:04 PM
Kelthar said:
Speccy is safe, I use it pretty much everyday as it is able to monitor everything hardware-related, but if Belarc Advisor is able to provide all the info, then feel free to use it. What info does it display regarding the graphics card?PS: Just tried out Belarc Advisor, seems nice. However, I still prefer Speccy's interface (and it does give a lot more "nerdy" info than Belarc).
2251w (1400x1050@1Hz)
16MB ATI Standard VGA Graphics Adapter (Dell)
I can see why it would say (Dell) when I'm on an HP computer. The card came from a Dell XPS. Isn't that where I'd get the drivers since it's an OEM card?
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You can try and get it from their website, they might provide it, but it's an AMD/ATI driver either way.
If you don't find it, on the amd website try these "Desktop Graphics -> ATI Radeon 7xxx (Legacy) -> Radeon 7500 Series"
By the way, between an OEM and non-OEM card there's no difference in the chipset. It's basically the same as buying a car and repainting it, the engine won't change.
If you don't find it, on the amd website try these "Desktop Graphics -> ATI Radeon 7xxx (Legacy) -> Radeon 7500 Series"
By the way, between an OEM and non-OEM card there's no difference in the chipset. It's basically the same as buying a car and repainting it, the engine won't change.
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shhkapuppy
July 18, 2013 4:50:27 PM
Kelthar said:
You can try and get it from their website, they might provide it, but it's an AMD/ATI driver either way.If you don't find it, on the amd website try these "Desktop Graphics -> ATI Radeon 7xxx (Legacy) -> Radeon 7500 Series"
By the way, between an OEM and non-OEM card there's no difference in the chipset. It's basically the same as buying a car and repainting it, the engine won't change.
Ok thanks. I went into the ATI Radeon 7xxx (Legacy) 7500 series and the choices for OS's are Windows XP, ME/98, and Windows 2000...
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