Could it be that a connected but unpowered DVD looks like a broken DVD and the system has the DVD ahead of the hard disk in the boot order? Try disconnecting the data cable to the DVD.
How often do you use a DVD anymore, especially if the computer is on a tall shelf? You might just remove the drive. On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 11:42 AM Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings all; > > I felt just froggy enough to lug a psu I had out to the garage, and > lugged a stepladder in to get me high enough to reach the dell I''ve > been running my G0704 with. Genuine dell to non-dell. But the darned > thing only has one sata power cable, so I skipped powering up the dvd in > it. On bootup it claimed the cmos battery was low so I pulled the plug > and put a fresh 2032 in it. Nothing on screen, orange power led, goes on > and off like it should. Bout wore me out. Need to find food for Dee. > > Anybody have a better idea other than try a supply with more sata plugs? > I can do that tomorrow as I have another spare, brand new evga. > > Thanks all. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
