CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz
Motherboard: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
RAM: 2x 512 MB Kingston
HIPRO Power Supply
OS: Win XP Home Edition
I was testing three hard drives with a USB hard drive enclosure by installing the drives in the enclosure and then connecting it to a USB port on my motherboard. When I got to the third one, the computer froze. I couldn't move the mouse. After several attempts of rebooting, the computer stalled at the motherboard startup screen. I shut down the computer to let it rest. When I pushed the startup button, nothing happened - no noise, nothing. The green led on the motherboard is lit, when the power supply switch is on. I disconnected everything, shut off the power supply power switch, grounded myself, etc, went into the computer and reseated the power supply cable to the motherboard. Still no power when I press the on switch on the front of the computer. The green led on the motherboard does light up though.
Problem 2: While digging around inside the computer, I inadvertently knocked the top two SATA connectors off the motherboard, where my two SATA hard drives were connected. I tried reseating them on the little tines that stick out but I then broke off one of the tines on the 2nd SATA port. Can I use the bottom two ports for my drives (assuming I get the computer back up and running)?
Why do they make the SATA connections so flimsy and so hard to pull off without destroying them? (UGGGHHH!)
As always, any advice and help is always greatly appreciated.
Motherboard: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
RAM: 2x 512 MB Kingston
HIPRO Power Supply
OS: Win XP Home Edition
I was testing three hard drives with a USB hard drive enclosure by installing the drives in the enclosure and then connecting it to a USB port on my motherboard. When I got to the third one, the computer froze. I couldn't move the mouse. After several attempts of rebooting, the computer stalled at the motherboard startup screen. I shut down the computer to let it rest. When I pushed the startup button, nothing happened - no noise, nothing. The green led on the motherboard is lit, when the power supply switch is on. I disconnected everything, shut off the power supply power switch, grounded myself, etc, went into the computer and reseated the power supply cable to the motherboard. Still no power when I press the on switch on the front of the computer. The green led on the motherboard does light up though.
Problem 2: While digging around inside the computer, I inadvertently knocked the top two SATA connectors off the motherboard, where my two SATA hard drives were connected. I tried reseating them on the little tines that stick out but I then broke off one of the tines on the 2nd SATA port. Can I use the bottom two ports for my drives (assuming I get the computer back up and running)?
Why do they make the SATA connections so flimsy and so hard to pull off without destroying them? (UGGGHHH!)
As always, any advice and help is always greatly appreciated.
