Make sure the SATA to IDE adapter has power plugged into it, this comes off the same as the floppy power connector. You will also need to power the hard drive itself with a standard 4-pin molex connector.
I'm not sure what the clicking is, sometimes that sound is normal, but it may not be. What is the manufacturer and model of the drive? thomas --- In [email protected], "Wyman G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an extra WD IDE drive that I would like to use as a backup drive (2nd > drive). I don't have any available IDE controller to use so I bought an IDE > to SATA adapter. Here's a picture of it so you can see how it looks > (http://www.addonics.com/products/io/images/sata_bridge.jpg). The problem > I'm having is when I placed the drive(non-jumpered) in the computer and boot > it up I hear a clicking sound and it doesn't get pass the posting screen so > I just power the computer off. Do I need to make a change in the BIOS or > something to get the computer to bootup correctly? It worked the first time > but after shutting down the system and rebooting that when the problem > started. > > Thanks in advance. > > Wy > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
