What needs to be attached to mobo to make SATA ports work?

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Robert P

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What needs to be attached to the mobo for the SATA data ports to work?

I'm putting together a machine, using an SSD that has Win7 already installed from a diff machine.

As far as I know I have everything needed attached to the mobo. When I hit the on button I'm getting lights on the board, fans spin but nothing happening on the screen. Not even getting to the POST. Not seeing hd activity on the LED.

Gigabyte EP 45 DS3L mobo with a Core2 Quad CPU. The drive is known to be good, I got the mobo and CPU off ebay, so they're unknown quantities at this time.
 
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Not posting would be an issue with other components such as cpu/motherboard. Any reason for those old components specifically?
 
Sounds good. I'd double check easy things like if the eps power connector for the cpu is plugged in and such. A sata device wouldn't prevent you from posting, you should be able to boot to bios even if it's completely disconnected.
 
Your current install has drivers for your old motherboard try re installing windows and download the correct drivers for your motherboard in your new machine and you should be good
 
88Jonsson said:
Your current install has drivers for your old motherboard try re installing windows and download the correct drivers for your motherboard in your new machine and you should be good
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While it's highly likely he will need to reinstall Windows since you can't just swap hard drives with Windows between machines, that is not the problem here. Even with a corrupt or no OS, you will at least get through POST.

I'd take the memory out and re-seat it.
 
I think the CPU is bad. Plugged in a Core2 duo that was working when I last plugged it in and got a POST no problem. Moral of the story - don't wait 2 years to test out hardware you buy on ebay.
 
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