I have a Packard Bell which was bought back in 98 which I would like to keep around as a secondary computer. It turns out that when I plug the power connectors to my cd-rom drive that I get no response... can't open it. I currently have no hard-drive in the computer, so don't go thinking it's JUST my cd-rom that's dead. I tried a CD-rw drive as well and that got no response, even with switching power connectors.
Now, my question is, can a computer's bios still start up with a "dead" power supply? I mean, obviously you need power for that, but it is common for that to still work and the fan to still work, but the connectors for cd drives and hard drives to stop supplying that power?
Now, my question is, can a computer's bios still start up with a "dead" power supply? I mean, obviously you need power for that, but it is common for that to still work and the fan to still work, but the connectors for cd drives and hard drives to stop supplying that power?