![]() Overall, my doubts were with the racks themselves and perhaps the motherboard ability to handdle extra loads which also bring a query as to whether motherboards can really handle the later model Sata hot-swap external ports.!ġ. I got lots of other computers, about 10 of them (hence TenPc) but my knowledge is still only 10 per cent (hence TenPc) even after more than 20 years of PC experience. ![]() I've got a Samsung netbook with Windows 7 x32 pre-installed but I use that for other things and don't want to afflict it with "games". I just have to go witrhout a Windows 7 圆4 and Windows 7x32 for a while. ![]() They are both in my storage room, awaiting a decision. Not sure whether "any" Gigbyte motherboard would be compatible, though. The 圆4 was a Gigabyte (X48-D5S) with a Radeon 5450 1gb Video card. The Windows 7 x32 was an Asus (P5WD2) with a 2gb Geforce video card, any P5 series would be compatible. Also, they were registered versions OEM are usually single licence only so I doubt that I can install the OS again on a new hdd. I've not yet tested the integrity of the hdd's, I'm hoping to get similar motherboards as replacements so that I don't have the compatibility problem. Hopefully the hdd's still work, they had all my music and movies, and back up of data. I had 3 hdd in the 圆4 and 2 hdd in the x32, the motherboards were not exactly high end, just managed with ddr2 533 (although I was using ddr2 800mhz ram). Thanks for the information, though, I think that the racks were either faulty to begin with or that the motherboards could not handle the extra load. It's not the hdd, per se, the motherboards on which I had the racks no longer function. I've puth them both into my storeroom until I decide how to resolve this issue. Both these computers I've been using for more than 2 years previously with no problems. I tried the cmos batterry removal and insertion to "reset" the bios but still no go. I've disconnected all connectors apart from the PSU and still no action happening. The 860 watt PSU (CoolerMaster) had Windows 7 圆4 (8gb ram DDR2 800mhz) and at power on, there is an initial "try to start" but then shuts itself off. The PC with 680 watt PSU (CoolerMaster) had Windows 7 x32 (4gb ram DDR2 800mhz) no longer powers up, the motherboard light does not go on. I inserted the hdd prior to power up just in case it did not support hot-swap feature. I"m thinking that the molex did not provide adequate power for the 1TB hdd as well as the rack itself. One had a 680 watt PSU and the other had 850 watt PSU. My Sata Rack(s) allows for a Sata hdd but the connector for the tray (to PSU) is Molex, First time I used it (them), the motherboard(s) overloaded (assumedly) for two desktops computers. Does the molex connector provide the same or less or more power than the Sata cable connector?
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