Question Why pc is stuck at motherboard logo when I add a new hard drive ?

[ahnafhaider47]

When I add a new HDD, it can't boot. But when it's removed, it boots properly. I already have a 1tb hdd in the system, and I want to add a WD 500gb hdd. My bios is updated, and I also tried hotplugging the hdd. I can' t even enter bios. It gets stuck. And it's weird that it worked before, that problem existed but I somehow managed to use the hdd for few months. But after unplugging it once, the problem started again.

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec?

 

[ahnafhaider47]

full system spec?

8GB Ram
i3 10100
GT 1030
Apacer 120gb SSD
Seagate 1TB HDD
Gigabyte H410M

 

[rgd1101]

brand and model of the psu?

test with different sata port and power cable?

 

[ahnafhaider47]

brand and model of the psu?

test with different sata port and power cable?

Generic PSU 500Watt And I already tested other data cables

 

[SkyNetRising]

When I add a new HDD, it can't boot. But when it's removed, it boots properly.

Bad drive probably.
Is it new or used? Did you drop it accidentally?

Can you show a photo of info label printed on PSU?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

 

[ahnafhaider47]

Bad drive probably.
Is it new or used? Did you drop it accidentally?

Can you show a photo of info label printed on PSU?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

It's new and I didn't drop it anytime. And it works on my other pc.And Here Is PSU Label

https://imgur.com/a/azHgoLQ

View: https://imgur.com/a/azHgoLQ

 

[SkyNetRising]

Here Is PSU Label

Can't read it. Too blurry. Resolution too low.
Please remove glass side panel before making a photo.

Is it 20A for +12V rail?
That would mean, it's ~240W PSU.

How old is this PSU? 10 years? 20 years?
Probably can't even provide those 240W.
Anyway - it's garbage.

So either your PSU is causing this or your drive is faulty.
My bet on PSU.

 

[ahnafhaider47]

Can't read it. Too blurry. Resolution too low.
Please remove glass side panel before making a photo.

Is it 20A for +12V rail?
That would mean, it's ~240W PSU.

How old is this PSU? 10 years? 20 years?
Probably can't even provide those 240W.
Anyway - it's garbage.

So either your PSU is causing this or your drive is faulty.
My bet on PSU.

Here is the new picture

https://imgur.com/a/ffejBUS

View: https://imgur.com/a/ffejBUS

 

[ahnafhaider47]

Can't read it. Too blurry. Resolution too low.
Please remove glass side panel before making a photo.

Is it 20A for +12V rail?
That would mean, it's ~240W PSU.

How old is this PSU? 10 years? 20 years?
Probably can't even provide those 240W.
Anyway - it's garbage.

So either your PSU is causing this or your drive is faulty.
My bet on PSU.

How did you calculate the watt? I think you are right, it written 500watt but it is lower. But how did it ran before with 2 hdd? I was using 2 hdd for about 3 months. And the psu is 1 year old.


Another thing I want to tell you, is that my cpu (core i3 10100) score in cinebench 23 is 200 points lower than it is supposed to. Is it because of the psu? It consumes 50watt at cpu stress test. And it doesn't overheat either, at stays 50-60 degree Celsius during stress test.

 

[DSzymborski]

That PSU is absolutely frightening. That's a PSU designed for PCs Pentium III and earlier and no GPU (so we're talking 1990s and earlier). Even on a lower power PC, this is a serious safety issue, one that should be taken care of now. This is a fire waiting to happen.

Hotplugging with a junk PSU means there's an additional chance that the HDD's hardware has been damaged.

If you want to rule out the HDD, the easiest way is to put it in a small 3.5" enclosure and see if it can be read via USB. Preferably on another PC somewhere that's not running on this PSU.