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Question

Using OS HDD for storage - Problem, help

Jun 19, 2018 1:58AM PDT

So, i have one SSD for OS and one HDD for storage, and it all worked well until i decided to add another HDD. I had an old HDD that i used for OS on another computer but it had plenty of data that i needed and i thought i could just connect it to my new computer, and even though there are two OS HDD inside, i assumed that it will normally boot from SSD, while allowing me to use data from that other HDD. This didn't work and now i can't start my PC, with or without added HDD. I checked all the cables, unplugged and plugged everything back but nothing happened. The fans starts rotating but nothing else happens, except some sort of clicking noise, but it does not seem like it is coming out of HDD. Did i fry something because of another system drive? Anyone have any ideas how can i fix it, and what went wrong?

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Make it smaller
Jun 19, 2018 2:45AM PDT

Unplug both hdd's.
Does it boot?
Does the bios see the ssd?

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Jun 19, 2018 3:15AM PDT

Can't make it to bios. It does not boot, only fans rotate, but nothing else. Also, monitor is busted, so i cannot really say if something is happening on screen, but i plugged the TV on hdmi now. That should work - i am using it right now, on old computer. Is it possible that some kind of power overload happened, which busted the PSU and monitor? I hope the rest of the hardware is ok...The location of the click sounds like PSU to me...I unplugged everything that i could, let it rest and assembled it again but nothing.

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Jun 19, 2018 3:46AM PDT

Power down.
Remove the a/c power cord.
Press and hold the power button for 60 secs.
Connect the a/c power cord and power up.
If nothing changes replace the cmos battery.