HELP!
This computer has caused me nothing but problems since the day I brought the parts home.
For the past few days, I haven't been able to get my cd drives up and running (CD-ROM and CD-RW, both LG), even though they are both plugged in properly.
A common thing that happens when this occurs is that my hard drives are not detected by the BIOS. For some reason though, if I move the cables around (not the connectors, just the ribbon stuff), it seems to work, and they are detected again. The cd drives still aren't detected though.
Another thing that I notice is that my case fan slows down to nothing or shuts off, and when I move the cables, it will start up again, but releasing pressure from the cables shuts the fan off again.
This has happened three times since I had the new mobo installed. I don't think my power supply has a brand name, because it came with the case. It's 300W, although the sticker on the side has two numbers for a MAX...280W and 300W. According to sites that calculate power usage, I am currently using 294W but that doesn't take into account that I've also got a USB printer hooked up.
Please tell me what the hell is going on here!
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