I just wanna hook up the optical drives, hard drive, and the power supply without securing it with screws to the case.
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Bad idea because there is a higher probability that the board might create a short circuit and "fry" you processor, RAM, and other fragile hardware. It's always best to secure the board to the case chassis because it not only creates stability - it also ensures proper grounding.
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I believe you can 'short' thru a couple of pins and the PSU will operate but I don't know which ones.\n\nI can tell you to check out pimprig.com. They are a computer modding website and I'm sure the question has been answered there recently.
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Clamp it to the metal chassis of the case.
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yeah enable it from BIOS
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Yes you sure can. All you need is an enclosure for it. It will house the HD and allow you to connect it to a USB port.
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Your downloading is probably completely unrelated.  If you did just get a new power supply, ensure that the IDE cables are securely connected to the hard drives and the motherboard.  If you do not find fault with the connections, then you probably need new cables.  Though they are encased in insulation, it is not unheard of for wiring to go bad in the insulation, or the possibility is that when the power supply was replaced, if the IDE cables were removed from the harddrives, and the removal might have dome some damage to the cables by pulling the "pins" from the cables out of their connection with the wires.  I have done such damage to my IDE cables (especially Ultra-DMA cables) by pulling them from their connections by tugging on the cable rather than pulling from the plastic bracket.
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Try www.geeks.com.  Look under hard drives.  Scroll to bottom of list under hard drive cases.
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No, the power supply is made to accomodate both newer and older motherbaords.
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I don't think end user can do it, need to check with PC repair and and service centers..
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Yes, power supply is what you call the "box".  They are highly interchangeable between computers.  As far as difficulty, I think they're the worst thing short of (sometimes maybe even in front of) a CPU to change.  There's just one heck of a lot of little cables and its a nuisance to figure out where they all go.  I would recommend that you get someone certified to do it.  \nIf your warranty's expired (you'll void it if you aren't certified and go into the case) and you try to do it yourself on limited knowledge, you may not find it to be difficult, but if you end up with some little kink, it'll be difficult for you to trace down what you did wrong.  \n1) Essentially, you'll have to unplug both power supplies from AC (the wall outlet).\n2) Open the case and unplug both power supplies from everything they are connected to inside the case - they will have cables linking up to almost every other piece of hardware in your case.\n3) Unscrew both power supplies from the case.  You can now remove the organ.\n4) Swap the power supplies and do the opposite of 3, 2, then 1.\nHitches:\nThe plugs are usually keyed so that you physically cannot insert them backward or anything.  You can fry components if you still manage to hook things up incorrectly.  And between the two different motherboards, you might not hook the same cables in the same places.  If you do not make a good note of where you unpugged from, it might be difficult for you to figure out what to plug back in and where to plug it.  Having the plans to your motherboards wouldn't hurt you.  You can find those online if you don't have them.
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it should have come with an un-install utility
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put all the parts in a trash bag and fill a shipping box in strofoam packing peanuts put the computer in the box surrounded by peanuts and it should make it there safely or if you are really concerned double box it with 1 inch styrofoam to protect the inner box. the stuff they sell at a home improvment store that comes in 4 X 8 sheets
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Can you open the tray of your optical drive by pressing the eject button? I guess you meant that 'there is no power or anything to it'. In that case, the drive tray should not open by pressing the eject button.\nOpen up your cabinet, and check the cables connecting your optical drive and the motherboard (especially the power cable, generally it has a four pin female plug)\nMake sure there is no loose connections.\nIf this does not work, then check your BIOS settings, your device might be disabled from the BIOS, enable it to make it work.\nOr else try checking the manufacturer's website or manual for any specific known technical issue.
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you don't download one.....\n\ncheck that all the cables and power are pluged into the back of the cd.
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You can't. Time to pull the bios and re-progam.
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There is basically two sizes of power supplies: standard ATX and mini-ATX. I said basically because manufactors can't decide on what side of the mini-ATX power supplies the mounting screws should be. \n\nThere are a few other sizes and shapes, but you probably won't be able to buy them by themselves.
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Just like the cooling system in your car. Unless you overclocks your processor(s), you don't need this. Mind you some of these things are huge, so you need more space. And there's the somewhat cumbersome piping and stuffs.