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Originally Posted by Buy-it PC
Hi Joshua-
First off, you would be best to replace the hdd to SATA when you can afford it, merely because the mobo in question is more of an advance piece of hardware, and wasn't really design to work with IDE. You can do it if you want, but in reality you would have to spend more money to put in a IDE controller card than it would be to spend the money on an SATA drive. Besides... using a SATA drive would run faster anyways.
As for the power supply connectors, if you plug the 20/24 pin into the ATX, make certain you plug in a 4 pin connector which is somewhere closer to the chipset or cpu socket that also needs to be plugged in...please send me a photo and I'll try to point it out for you.
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Thanks for the quick response Buy-it and noted on the SATA HDD information. I will certainly keep a look out for it. I had the 20/24 into the ATX and was certain about the 4-pin connector near the CPU. The motherboard lit up and the CMOS showed up on the mobo, so I know power was getting to it. Thanks!
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Your IDE cable should have two drive connections. You can connect your CD Drive and Hard Drive to that cable. You'll need the CD Drive functional to install an operating system. The power switch (front panel connections) should connect to the motherboard, not the power supply. Check your motherboard manual for instructions. If you don't have the manual, you can download it here.
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Thanks also for the quick response mep916, I just noticed that I was plugging the PWR connector into the wrong prongs AFTER I already took everything out! UGH.
So I'm going to re-install all the hardware again and put it BACK into the computer (3rd time) and connect everything right this time. Thanks for the help guys. If it fails, I will send a picture like Buy-It PC asked for.
Joshua