power pack trouble

hi team i have an old
sys with win 98 installed
it only had a
1.58 hdd
so i tried to install another hdd .

now the compt wont power.up. tho
. my monitor is alive
ive tired different power points
.but it is dead

does any one think the hdd has corrupted the
powerpack.
or is their some way i
can test the power pack
the compot is so old
that even the powerpack fuse is soldered to the pack
i do not want to get rid of it as it
has helped me to solve several problems.
but. as ime not a
power person.
i need advice.
thank you
166cpu
1.58hdd
win 98 installed
i hd it connected to the internet .
i hope ive explaijned this clearly.
marty

 

Sounds like you have a short circuit. Take out the disk and start over. If you haven't, check all the cables to be sure nothing has come loose. Make sure the ribbon cable has the stripe along its side on the side toward the power cable. Also turn the box over so the opening is down to make sure no hardware has been left inside. Then see if it will power up.

 

powerpack

im not sure what is happening
but i posted this 2hrs ago

and when i sent the post. i got an error message
this has happened several times
.i belong to another board .
and they are having the same trouble.

ok i did as you instructed
and i took all the cards and components out
all but the mobo .

then i replaced them back one by one.
the power pack was the one i was worried about
but once i installed the hardware.
i pressed the power button.
and bingo it was away .
i cannot tell you what was the matter with it .
it is going and thats what matters.
the compt dosent belong to me, it is a friends
and he loaned it to me.
ive solved quite a few problems because of it
but this time i thought it was history.
how ever thanks for your input .
im not a fan of win 98
but it does serve its purpose.
marty

 

Good work. Thanks fot the reply. Glad to help.

 

appoligy

i have to appoligise for posting in the wrong forum.
i didnt think of hardware.
thanks
marty