can you try plugging in the 2nd hard drive only and see if the hum is still
there. it wont boot or anything but just to check the hum you mentioned.

"John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
news:euQ7KwT9FHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> No, it is not the hard drive, and I was thinking it was the powersupply.
> What is the power switch on the back of my computer that can be set for
> 110volts or 220 volts do? Right now it is set at 110 volts. It is actually
> on the outside of the computer on the backside.
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OwhROvS9FHA.1844@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> You can't plug one of them in wrong without really working at it. If the
>> PS can't supply enough watts to start everything up, you could have a
>> problem. If the "new" drive is defective and that is what the humming
>> was, you know where the problem is.
>>
>> John Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> I hooked the Y-Connector up the only way I possibly could to get power
>>> to the second hard drive. The thing started making a loud humming noise
>>> on boot up, so I had to disconnect and put it back the way it was.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>> "John Wilson" <NotMe@invalid.aol.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eUekgxP9FHA.3532@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>I tried sending gif attachments of the connectors, but the message would
>>>>not go through. So I have to try to describe what I need.
>>>>
>>>>I do not have enough power connectors left to connect to my second hard
>>>>drive I am installing. I do have one connector that looks 2 rows with 6
>>>>big holes on top and 6 small holes on bottom.
>>>>
>>>>But I need another connector that has just 4 holes. Is there some
>>>>adapter I can get to attach to the big one that has 12 holes in it so I
>>>>can then connect one with 4 holes to the hard drive?
>>>>
>>>>Basically, what I need is another connector from my powersupply to give
>>>>power to another hard drive. I have an ATA100 pci card coming so I will
>>>>have the second hard drive on its one channel, but some power would be
>>>>nice too.
>>>>
>>>>Also, could you tell me the proper terms for these things so I don't
>>>>sound so stupid?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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