Ssd, hard rive, optical drive not responding

[Devon_7]

Yesterday I built a new pc. Everything on the build is fine (Cpu, Gpu, fans), however the ssd, hard drive, and cd/DVD writer aren't getting power. Idk how this makes sense because all my other components are receiving power. I know for a fact that the DVD writer isn't receiving power because when I boot my pc, the LED won't turn on also it is unresponsive when I press the eject button. Please help, I need this to work in order to install Windows 10. I want to believe that it is something to do with the SATA cables or the power supply (EVGA 650w G2 80+ Gold). Any sort of help would be appreciated.

 

[WyomingKnott]

I hate to ask such an obvious question, but did you attach two cables to each drive - one data and one power? They are separate cables in most cases.

 

[badboyrog2]

all sata power are connected??

 

[Djl726]

Id go with wymoming on this,Ive done this a few times myself. make sure you have both the SATA and Power cables in, also make sure you have the power cables pushed into the PSU if its modulator.

 

[Devon_7]

Yes I have both the Sata form the mob and the Sata from the power supply both plugged in to the back of the components

 

[WyomingKnott]

You know, this being the Christmas season I read that as "the Santa from the mob" and thought that the jolly old elf had gone into the extortion racket.

However, this is odd if you did indeed connect the power cables. No ideas spring to mind; this is one of those cases where if it were a neighbor I'd just re-seat the cables. But all three sata devices makes it less likely that this is an issue. Did you use the older Molex power connectors, the SATA power connectors, or both (hint: never do both).

 

[Beezy]

does the hdd spin up?

 

[Devon_7]

Yeah sorry haha, I'm currently using my phone, so autocorrect is crazy. Thank you for the fast help btw... As for the connectors, I am only using the Sata connectors.

 

[Devon_7]

@Breezy no, has no power what so ever.

 

[Beezy]

Did the PSU come with any other SATA power cables? Is there another spot on the PSU to try powering the SATA power through?

 

[Devon_7]

@Beezy Yes, it came with 3 x3 Sata power cables. I am currently using 2 of them. One for the hard drive and ssd and the other for the optical drive.

 

[badboyrog2]

``it came with 3 x3 Sata power cables. I am currently using 2 of them``
try the third one instead

 

[Devon_7]

@Badboyrog2 I already have. This thing won't work with me 🙁

 

[Devon_7]

Any other suggestions? I'm going to soon conclude that my drives have died somehow.

 

[WyomingKnott]

All three drives dying seems unlikely. I might grab a spare drive (with nothing on it that I need) and plug it in to the same spot to see if the cable is really producing power, or try the optical drive in another machine.... Three dying at once is either a massive coincidence or the result of your power supply pumping 50 volts (random number, not serious) into them and frying them.