Wow thanks guys

glad you managed to get it in.

moving cables would NOT have whiped the drive.

check all cables are plugged in correctly in at both ends. and you have both power and sata plugged into the drive.

check that ur HDD is plugged into sata port 0

ok nevermind, I got the old one out, but the new one wont fit,

Oh god why are the wires so weird, help? Im installing a thermaltake tr2 600w HELP

Im sorry, im just a bit panicked.

Listen Im sorry, this is my first time installing anything.

Is it okay that I have extra PSU cables inside the case?

Why does every post end in 18?

It's very normal to have lots of cables left over.

Well I actually got everything in, Im so sorry for the rage

Yes. You need to load the drivers.

18 is just a forum bug. I hope it doesn't cause to much confusion before they get it fixed.

That is why we do it kid

Welcome to the Club

You are officially an Amateur Modder

I have actually cut myself and bled into some of my towers
I have actually had sweat and maybe a tear or two drop into a system

Nothing like that feeling when you hit the power button
and it does the beep
and boots up all the way

But be careful of the PSU Rice Crispie effect

It is a horrible "Snap Crackle and Pop"
thent the sweet smoke of defeat

With the greatest pleasures comes the saddest sorrows

Be warned

Hobby becomes Obsession becomes Addiction

Soon you are hustling yourself on Craigslist and searching
Ebay like a desperate crackhead

You start making excuses why you HAVE to upgrade to your wife,girlfriend,significant other or parent

Be Warned

I have had computers just turn on all by themselves

I think you are okay unless it doesnt have the power cord
plugged in

Then you might want to worry

There's always time for us to learn something new, it's quite interesting, right? Installing new device, experience problems and of course solved them...

Older Dells didnt not use a PFC PSU
so it would have a slide switch for 110/240
for use in different countries
also would have its own power switch
for safety reasons ( I am guessing at that)

if you have the power switch on when plugging in the tower
then it can turn on without the power button being pushed
seen it happen alot on older PSUs

not really good for your old PSU you know

but you should be okay

This thread smells of Troll18

Well I tested it out, and I can run TF2 at highest settings with a great frame rate, and Im getting a solid 60 fps from minecraft.

Thanks so much, sorry again for the outburst.

welcome to the club kid, ..It's like LEGOs ..with Electricity

I'll watch that one later, sounds funny.

Still, something like that is possible ! I changed my psu a while ago and before i had a mobo plug ( don't know the official name ) which was made out of one piece, the new one had that one seperated in two plugs, one big one and a smaller one ( 4 or 6 pins i believe ) Obviously i didn't put the smaller part in the right way because when i had a look inside after one or two months of use i saw that the smaller pin was hanging loose, not connected to the mobo. Still everything worked fine ??????? ( twilight zone music ) I gues it doesn't do anything then ?

Yeah, that one. Still weird it has the space for 24 pins but doesn't use the last 4 then.

my Z68 board doesnt require the additional 4pin and wont power up if these are inserted along with the 20pin

chaz

Ha, thanks for that, very informative.