PSU shorting out with SATA plug in.

[Panther34121]

So I am just setting up the basics on this PC build to try and get passed this problem. I get the MOBO and CPU all hooked up, fans plugged in, and it powers just fine with no issues. The moment I plug in a SATA power cable, the PSU shorts out and everything powers down. its a 750W PSU so can definitely handle the minimum amount of components that are plugged into it. There's nothing plugged into the SATA power cable when I plug it into the PSU. I have tried all four plug ins for SATA/peripherals/IDE, and I get the same results.

Here is the list of my build, pcpartpicker says its all compatible. So I am at a loss for why this is happening.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WcQz2R

 

[DRagor]

Simple - if there is nothing connected to the SATA cable and it still shorts PSU, then the cable itself must be faulty.

 

[Panther34121]

Simple - if there is nothing connected to the SATA cable and it still shorts PSU, then the cable itself must be faulty.

I have tried it with two other cables though also, is it really possible that three cables, from different PSUs all doing the same thing? 1 is from an EVGA PSU, the other two are from Rosewill PSUs. I even tried the EVGA PSU I have thats a 750W also, and it does the same thing.

 

[Panther34121]

UPDATE: I have found a cable that when plugged in, does not short out the PSU. Now anytime I plug a hard drive into it, it shorts out. I ahve 4 HDDs and one brand new never used SSD, and all when plugged in, short out the PSU.

 

[DRagor]

Wait. You can't use cables from other PSU. That will not work, and that is why you get shorts. You must use cable that comes with PSU - others can fry PSU, as they are not interchangeable between different PSUs.

 

[Panther34121]

Wait. You can't use cables from other PSU. That will not work, and that is why you get shorts. You must use cable that comes with PSU - others can fry PSU, as they are not interchangeable between different PSUs.

Its just a simple 6pin SATA power cable, one that comes with a new PSU, like this one but it has three SATA plug ins instead of one.


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Any hard drive I plug in causes everything to power off.

 

[Panther34121]

UPDATE 2: I dont know if I found the right cable that came with the PSU, or found one that just happens to work, but I found a cable that doesnt short out even with 3 HDDs and a SSD attached, so my question has been answered i guess. Thank you for the responses DRagor.

 

[DRagor]

Good. Just for future reference. This is your PSU: http://www.rosewill.com/rosewill-photon-750-photon-series-750-w-fully-modular-power-supply-80-plus-gold-certified-single-12v-rail-intel-4th-gen-cpu-ready-sli-crossfire-ready.html#product_tabs_customer_service
It comes with 4 (four) peripheral cables, that look like this:

Each has 2 SATA connections and one MOLEX connection.
They are supposed to be put into slots marked as Peripherals/SATA/IDE:

And last thought: either one of the cables was bad, or maybe you put it upside-down at PSU slot? Don't know if it is possible at all, but that could cause same effect.