no boot - optical drive

fr4nkenstein

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i never hooked up power to my optical because i'm short 1 sata cable

would that make any difference when booting because i got no beeps or nothing

rest is hooked up and dbl checked
 

Wolfshadw

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If the optical drive is installed into the case, but not connected to the power support or the motherboard, it should not make any difference. Unless it's connected to your motherboard, your system doesn't even know it exists.

-Wolf sends