amateurstuntman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 The door opening and closing is just because of the power to the drive, it doesn't mean windows can see it. As Tink said, try another port, on many motherboards the SATA ports are driven by multiple diferent controllers. Another thing to try would be to look in device manager to see if there are any unknown devices, get and install drivers from the drive manufacturer. Also, try right clicking the "my computer" icon then "manage" then "storage" and have a look for it in there. See if something is wrong. Or, install Linux and don't worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Not recognised by windows, as for the motherboard, it was a straight swap for the plain DVD drive in there before. Nothing for it on device manager, and no sign of it in the bios other. Tried 3 different Sata cables also Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Have you tried looking for drivers? It should be a TWAIN device but if it has special features it might need one. Otherwise you might need to return it. Could be a dead device. Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Did a search but got nothing. Reckon it's just a busted drive I got sold. Boo. Cheers guys Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Can you RMA it? Can you try it in another computer? Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Got it off eBay from a guy who swears it was working but it's the first thing he's sold so I'm just gonna give it back. PayPal is on my side Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Ok guys it's time to get my PC build on the way as my MBP has finally given up the ghost. My current build list is as follows, if you guys wouldn't mind giving it a look over and offer your thoughts/changes that'd be awesome! It's been roughly 10 years since I last built a PC.. A LOT has changed! Looking to keep the build sub £1000 if possible! Click the bold words to open link. Processor - Intel Core i5-7600K Motherboard - AsRock Z270 Pro4 Intel Z270 DDR4 ATX Graphics - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB SSD (Operating System) - Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB HDD - WD Blue 1TB Power - Corsair CX650 Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Unsure of what case to go with.. would love to get it in a Corsair Crystal Series 460X RGB but thats pretty pricey. Can any of you guys suggest a nice mid tower case with good air flow? Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Do you actually need an HDD? I have a pair of 256GB drives in my 'puter and I need no extra space. Spinning rust is old school. The Z270 and 7th Gen Intel combo means you are stuck with Win 10. Microsoft have announced that any Windows operating systems older than 10 will not officially support Caby Lake or Z270. Given that they are announcing i9 soon and the incredible price per performance of Ryzen it is definitely worth either holding off on an Intel processor or looking into a Ryzen 5 build. A Ryzen 5 1600X is 20 quid more than the 7600K. If I was building a computer today it would be all about that Ryzen 7 1800x 1060 is solid, might be worth looking into a closeout RX480 if you can find one reduced since they can be flashed into RX580s If you really must have a spinning disk, send me our address and I'll send you a 1TB one from my replacement pool, used but free. That'll save you £45 to upgrade your processor to Ryzen... Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 I'm very happy with my 480, glad I went with it over the 1060, which at the time was more expensive. Now the 580's been released I'd go with that. I'm in two minds about flashing my 480 to a 580, but desperately don't want to bork anything, however people have done it quite successfully. Any 'k' series intel is only going to be worth it if you want to overclock. Are you going to overclock? Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 OK thanks for the help guys. I think I'll go with a Ryzen 5 and a RX580 then, unfortunately a Ryzen 7 is a little out of my price range atm! Is there anything else I'll need changing to accommodate those two? Is there a better Mobo that would suit the Ryzen 5 better? As for over clocking I'll eventually go down that route just a little, I always like tweaking things and getting the most from it but never delved into that world so would need to do some research first! As for the spinning disc I mainly want it for storage. I will be backing up a lot of flight manuals etc for my Dad which are huge and take so much space. My MBP has 500GB and thats way more than enough for my needs. With games I would expect I'll maybe need 2 SSD eventually. Stunt I'll pm you my address, thanks for the offer! Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I'd keep an eye out to see how much this board costs when it becomes available: Mostly because of the IO MMU thing, it will be useful if you ever go Linux. Wendell is a fan of Ryzen, have a look around his Youtube channel there are quite a few AM4 (the socket you need for a Ryzen chip) MoBo reviews on there. Ryzen is sensitive to RAM type, be careful with that. Because of the infinity fabric the RAM speed has a direct effect on the amount of performance and overclock you can get from Ryzen, bear that in mind. *EDIT* £100 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asrock-ab350-gaming-k4-amd-b350-socket-am4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-152-ak.html Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 usb type c, as well? Nice. I may have to keep that in my own bookmarks... Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 You gents are awesome! I'll put that Mobo on my list then. As for RAM it seems that most people use Corsair Vengeance LPX with Ryzen chips so I reckon it'll be alright. I don't want to go crazy overclocking just a smudge. I've found the Corsair 460x case.. my god it's beautiful. It will be mine! Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 No dramas. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 You gents are awesome! I'll put that Mobo on my list then. As for RAM it seems that most people use Corsair Vengeance LPX with Ryzen chips so I reckon it'll be alright. I don't want to go crazy overclocking just a smudge. I've found the Corsair 460x case.. my god it's beautiful. It will be mine! Just be aware, that 460x case has no 5.25" bays, so if you ever use a disc drive then you'd need to get a USB external one. Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 5.35" bays are a thing of the past, I believe. Just like mor than 2 3.5" internals. I still scrat h my head at mid- and hightowers with 6 to 10 bays :/ Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 19, 2017 Report Share Posted May 19, 2017 Oh yeah I know theres no 5.25". I have an external drive already so not worried about that! Can't remember the last time I used a disc drive! Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I have a question for your computer AND electronic nuts among us.My ex has a nCase M1 with ASUS turbo 480. Being a Turbo model, it's quite noisy due to low quality fans mounted on a wobbly plastic fanshroud.I was wondering if I could remove the fanshroud with fans completely and use the GPU's 4 pin PWM fan connector to power two Noctua 120mm fans directly underneath it. I cannot place them there right now since the 120mm blades touch the protruding 90mm GPU standard fans. It would indeed include soldering an adapter. I'm worried the two 120mm fans would fry the GPU card's PWM fan controller since they probably pull more current than the standard fans.If so, can I connect the PWM leads to the GPU's card and the power to a standard 12v connector?thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I don't think you would need to worry. The fan controller will output more than the current fan needs anyway. You could always power the fans from the Mobo or direct from the PSU? Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Can't see why it wouldn't work. You're not adding more power to the system, if anything untoward were to happen, it'd likely just be the 120mm noctuas turn slower than the other fans. If the PWM on the GPU has got standard plugs, plug the noctuas in and see what happens Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 I wouldn't worry at all, with splitters you can power multiple fans from one controller. If you are still worried but want to use the card's controller (which I recommend) then you can get externally powered molex fan splitters. They use the PWM signal from teh board but draw power directly from a harness to the PSU. I have one running 8 Noctua fans on my rad and it does it with no dramas from the CPU fan header. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phobya-8x-4-Pin-Splitter-PWM-x/dp/B00OD7MO6E/ I think I have a spare one as it happens. I'll have a look. Had a look. I have a mod my PC 8 way 4 pin PWM splitter but it doesn't come with a cable so you will need to make a cable that splits and takes the RPM signal wire and 5v PWM signal wire from the fan header and the 12v and ground from a Molex and combines them into the power supply pins on the splitter. 5 minutes work if you have the bits. Delta, I will send you that drive but the only spares I have at the moment have had work data on them so need to go through a multi-pass DOD erasure. Will take time. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Unfortunately my computer project is on hold for the foreseeable future! Bought an old mini, money gone. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Forever I would speculate. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Noooo!! Classic cars aren't a big money pit! Definitely not!! Isn't that right Tink? Link to post Share on other sites
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