So, before you call me a newb, I already know. I messed up majorly. I have a Radeon HD 7850, I unplugged my r7 240 and plugged in the HD7850. I only had one power connector to power the fan, so I plugged it in and everything was working ok. I booted it on, noticed that one fan wasn't spinning and I knew it was because the other power connector wasn't plugged in. I saw a connector and plugged it in(while my computer was still on... ye I know.), and I didn't notice that the same connector branched off of the hard drive's connector. I don't know if this is making sense.. but, the computer instantly shut down, and wouldn'treboot. I removed the GPU and unplugged it, and plugged in the old R7 240. I tried to reboot it, and now the hard drive isn't being recognized. I disconnected the connectors to the hard drive and reconnected them, still nothing. It's giving me an error 'PXE-61' when I try. If I can fix this, I'm never touching computers again.
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Never touching computers again(I messed mine up majorly... BIOS is not recognizing my hard drive.)
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Can you plug the HDD into a different system?
If it isn't recognized in a different system either then you probably fried it...
Quick question, what kind of cable did you use? It seems a little strange to me that a HDD cable would even fit a GPU. HDDs use SATA and SATA Power, GPUs use PCIe or Molex-to-PCIe.
If it isn't recognized in a different system either then you probably fried it...
Quick question, what kind of cable did you use? It seems a little strange to me that a HDD cable would even fit a GPU. HDDs use SATA and SATA Power, GPUs use PCIe or Molex-to-PCIe.
Not really.. I don't have enough tools to do that. How much does an external HDD cost? I think I fried it. There's no way to check.
It had four pins on the end, and there was a black part attached to the HDD. on the other end of that was a white part, with pins.
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It sounds like you used a Molex-to-SATA Power adapter/splitter, but I'm still a bit puzzled as to how that would plug into a GPU.
Molex: http://cdn.overclock.net/3/3c/350x700px-LL-3caee271_molex_extension.jpeg
SATA Power: http://www.cablesdirect.co.uk/write/RB-417-connectors.jpg
You can also test the HDD by putting it into an enclosure, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182155
You can then hook it up to a different system through USB, like a regular external HDD.
Otherwise, regular 1TB HDDs can be bought for about $50-60. Prebuilt external HDDs are more expensive by a small margin.
Molex: http://cdn.overclock.net/3/3c/350x700px-LL-3caee271_molex_extension.jpeg
SATA Power: http://www.cablesdirect.co.uk/write/RB-417-connectors.jpg
You can also test the HDD by putting it into an enclosure, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182155
You can then hook it up to a different system through USB, like a regular external HDD.
Otherwise, regular 1TB HDDs can be bought for about $50-60. Prebuilt external HDDs are more expensive by a small margin.
It didn't fit, I tried to plug it in and the computer shut off. It plugged in about half way, i looked at the computer and had a homer simpson face like when he messes up(trying to bring humor into a crappy situation), and I unplugged it. I don't got enough money to buy another hard drive right now. Do you know of any other cheap solutions?
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Ah I see. Something probably shorted out then.
Well, you could buy a secondhand HDD. Quality can be iffy second hand of course, but you might get lucky.
Another, more unusual solution would be buying (or even being given) a broken laptop/desktop which still has the HDD intact. Take it out, plug it into your system, and there you go. Keep in mind that laptop HDDs are 2.5", so you may need a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter in that case, but that are only a few bucks.
Well, you could buy a secondhand HDD. Quality can be iffy second hand of course, but you might get lucky.
Another, more unusual solution would be buying (or even being given) a broken laptop/desktop which still has the HDD intact. Take it out, plug it into your system, and there you go. Keep in mind that laptop HDDs are 2.5", so you may need a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter in that case, but that are only a few bucks.
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The only tool you should need is a screwdriver, just pop the case open and start looking at whats holding the hard drive in place.
Thank you both. The hard drive was 500 GB, so that's good. I unplugged the fried hard drive, and plugged in the old new one, it's working good. I went ahead and plugged the HD 7850 back in, and I connected only one fan but I'm using a desktop fan(wall plugin) to keep it cool. So it should work pretty well. I appreciate the help!
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