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Computer powers on for a few seconds and shuts off after removing DVD-Drive - Please Help!!!!

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December 7, 2013 6:42:49 AM

I'm in the process of moving some parts from my current system to another computer. I removed a DVD drive and a hard drive from my computer, and after pushing the 'on' button, the computer powers on for a few seconds and then shuts off. I don't understand what could possibly be causing the problem. I have two hard drives and the hard drive I was removing wasn't even my primary hard drive. I've also used the computer in the past without that hard drive, so I know that can't be the problem. I think the lack of disk drive is what's causing the problem.

Upon removing the DVD drive, I also removed the SATA cable from it that was connected directly to the motherboard. Could the removal of that cable be causing the problem? Also, on second thought, the hard drive I removed was connected to a PCI Express SATA card with a SATA cable which is still in the computer. Could the unused SATA card sitting in the computer be causing the problem?

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December 7, 2013 8:52:23 AM

I would remove the PCI-e SATA card and see if that fixes the problem.
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December 7, 2013 10:06:52 AM

I just did and powered it on and the same thing still happens. I don't understand how this is happening, all I removed was the DVD drive and my secondary hard drive. It should still be working.

I also tried some 'voodoo' and plugged the SATA cables back in, letting them hang without connecting to anything. Nothing happened. Could the power supply have been damaged while I was moving the parts out? Perhaps I need to remove some of the power supply cables that are left hanging from where the DVD drive was?
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December 7, 2013 10:31:02 AM

You may have damaged the motherboard?
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December 7, 2013 11:23:58 AM

hmmm u cant leave power cables just hanging there or else power will just be going back and forth messing up psu
u might have also messed up the motherboard
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December 7, 2013 12:42:00 PM

So I should remove the power cables? I'm not really sure how I would since the other ends of them go right into the power supply where I can't reach them. I also find motherboard damage highly improbably since I never even touched the motherboard while I was going through the process, although I have heard of static energy in your hands that can damage the system. Perhaps that was what happened?
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December 7, 2013 2:59:47 PM

taylor225 said:
hmmm u cant leave power cables just hanging there or else power will just be going back and forth messing up psu
u might have also messed up the motherboard


You obviously don't know what your on about. The power cables don't need removing. The reason some PSUs have removable cables is for looks not because "power will go back and forth". Obviously if red and black / yellow and red / yellow and black are somehow touching and shorting then that is an issue, but PC PSUs have special connectors to prevent this happening.


I would have to say your motherboard has gone, most likely because of ESD or you might of bumped something too hard?


Also have you tried clearing CMOS?
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December 7, 2013 3:35:14 PM

ganon11000 said:
taylor225 said:
hmmm u cant leave power cables just hanging there or else power will just be going back and forth messing up psu
u might have also messed up the motherboard


You obviously don't know what your on about. The power cables don't need removing. The reason some PSUs have removable cables is for looks not because "power will go back and forth". Obviously if red and black / yellow and red / yellow and black are somehow touching and shorting then that is an issue, but PC PSUs have special connectors to prevent this happening.

I would have to say your motherboard has gone, most likely because of ESD or you might of bumped something too hard?


Also have you tried clearing CMOS?


I just reconnected the DVD drive and it actually booted up successfully, but when I shut it down and then remove the power cable and SATA cable connected to it, it can't boot up. What can I do to make it function without the DVD drive? Maybe the CMOS is the culprit? It makes absolutely no sense why the computer couldn't function without a DVD drive.

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December 7, 2013 4:11:18 PM

All that site states is that normally I should be able to run the PC without the DVD drive, but clearly in my case the computer won't work unless it's plugged in. Perhaps if I uninstalled the driver for it while it's connected, and then re-connected it could work? I also actually have an external USB disk drive, perhaps if I plugged that in it might work.
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December 7, 2013 4:41:45 PM

YES!!! I figured it out! With the DVD drive connected, so I could actually boot, I went into the BIOS, and changed the boot order so that the hard drive came first rather than the disk drive (which was set first). After that, it worked!!!
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December 8, 2013 3:22:29 AM

tk962 said:

I just reconnected the DVD drive and it actually booted up successfully, but when I shut it down and then remove the power cable and SATA cable connected to it, it can't boot up. What can I do to make it function without the DVD drive? Maybe the CMOS is the culprit? It makes absolutely no sense why the computer couldn't function without a DVD drive.



I don't think I've asked what motherboard / PC you have?
You need to disconnect the SATA DATA cable as well as the SATA Power cable.
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