I added a new SSD harddrive to an existing HDD (both on SATA), however, when trying to power up my computer there is a half second period where fans spin but then nothing.
So this would seem like the power supply does not have enough power to boot up but I would figure I have enough power especially for a SSD which does not take much (as far as I know)
Here is what I am running (without the new SSD)
- 850w Corsair PSU (modular connectors)
- 2 x Geforce GTX 560 Ti (in SLI)
- Non-Solid State Hard Drive
- Core i5 2500k CPU
- 2 x 4GB of Ram
- Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V
The SDD I am trying to add:
- Samsung 840 Evo
So obviously the Two GTX 560's draw some power but I don't think adding an SSD should bring me over 850W
Some other details which might matter
- The old hard Drive is powered through a 4 pin power cable
- The New SSD I hooked up through a separate SATA power cable
- I tried switching which port I plugged into on the PSU and the Mobo SATA port, still same issues.
I found the SATA power cable in a box of supplies I have I am not entirely sure where it came from (my current PSU or an older old). But a power cable is a power cable right? That should not cause problems.
So this would seem like the power supply does not have enough power to boot up but I would figure I have enough power especially for a SSD which does not take much (as far as I know)
Here is what I am running (without the new SSD)
- 850w Corsair PSU (modular connectors)
- 2 x Geforce GTX 560 Ti (in SLI)
- Non-Solid State Hard Drive
- Core i5 2500k CPU
- 2 x 4GB of Ram
- Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V
The SDD I am trying to add:
- Samsung 840 Evo
So obviously the Two GTX 560's draw some power but I don't think adding an SSD should bring me over 850W
Some other details which might matter
- The old hard Drive is powered through a 4 pin power cable
- The New SSD I hooked up through a separate SATA power cable
- I tried switching which port I plugged into on the PSU and the Mobo SATA port, still same issues.
I found the SATA power cable in a box of supplies I have I am not entirely sure where it came from (my current PSU or an older old). But a power cable is a power cable right? That should not cause problems.