Recently I replaced my hard drive, and to get the bay out safely I had to take the power button cables out. I replaced them in what I thought was the same exact order, but the computer will no longer power up with the new drive. I'm fairly sure these three, small, two-pin cables are the cause. Unfortunately I don't know what kind of motherboard my computer has. All I know for sure are the cable colors are green/black on the first, orange/blue on the SECOND, and red/white on the third. I realize my lack of information may be my downfall here and I apologize, but I ask that anyone that can help me USING the information I have provided, even if its speculation, let me know. ThanksHold the phone.....which power cables are we talking about here......and did you use a anti-static-wrist- strap....

Tony The ones I'm referring to literally run from the motherboard to the power button/light at the front of the case. They're pretty small, and there are three cables ending in a two-pin connector. I didn't use an anti-static guard, no, but I did make sure I was THOROUGHLY grounded before and while doing this.Have a good read of this information i found for you.... did you follow everything on this instruction list ......

http://www.ehow.com/how_8225_install-internal-hard.html


Tony The hard drive was easy enough. I think I was previously unclear. The HD is in the bay, plugged in, even the switches are set correctly on the back and such. The thing that I think was the problem is this: in order to get the HD bay out, I had to disconnect some wires from the motherboard that ran to the powerbutton on the case. I replaced the bay with the new HD, then replaced the wires from the power button on the case to the motherboard in (what I thought was) the order they were in when I removed them. I think I mucked it up, though, and am looking for the correct configuration.

The wires running from the power button to the motherboard end in two-pin connectors. There are three cables, each consists of two wires. The colors of the wires are green/black, white/red, and orange/blue. The pins they CONNECT to on the motherboard are 2x6. Configured as such:

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I know very little about motherboards and what goes where, especially concerning these particular wires. I was hoping could give me the right slots to place them on.Where to place them depends on the motherboard. If you got a manual for your motherboard there should be a diagram in it SHOWING where to plug in the wires. If you don't got a manual try to look for one on the manufacturer's homepage.Here's to hoping they keep one on their page. The comp was from Dell (big mistake) and didn't come with a manual at all. I'll see if I can't find out more about the motherboard with eyes only.