HDD indicator light causes system not to boot?

keogh · 17 Mar 2013 at 20:38

Hi Guys,

I built my new PC today (spec below) and all seems to work fine, apart from one strange issue.

If I plug my HDD indicator light plug into the correct header on the mobo, my system will boot and restart and keep looping. I can hit DEL and go to the BIOS and it shows the top/title of the BIOS but no system info below, sits there for half a second then reboots again. Upon booting the HDD indicator light on my case does light up, so its sending something.

I've tried spinning the HDD plug around so the +/- swap sides but then it boots fine but no HDD activity so that is clearly the wrong way round.

Spec:

EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 2048MB
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge)
Seasonic M12II 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case
Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3DUS) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit
Samsung SH-224BBBEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter

Any ideas, I've never experienced this before.

Any help appreciated.

ta

~Dockie · 17 Mar 2013 at 20:48

Is it shorting out against the case? cant really think of anything else other than that.

keogh · 17 Mar 2013 at 21:00

~Dockie said:
Is it shorting out against the case? cant really think of anything else other than that.

Oh btw, its a Crucial M4 256GB SSD if that makes a difference.

Hmm sounds feasible, but it is connected int he same loom as all the other header leads, and they work fine. I can't follow the lead all the way to the top as well cos it hides in the casing at the top.

I'll have another play with it once I have finished installing Windows on the SSD and see if I can get it running.

Not the end of the world if I don't get it working, but ideally I would like to have it.

Rooster212 · 17 Mar 2013 at 21:18

It definitely sounds like it is shorting. If your power light is working fine, try that on the HDD LED header and see if it works?

Something Else · 17 Mar 2013 at 21:20

are you connecting it up correctly?

can you post a pic up of the connections?

honosuseri · 17 Mar 2013 at 21:20

Some people have had issues with the Z77-D3H and some GPUs, a BIOS update might cure it. Have you tried removing the GPU and use the IGP? Give the mobo a CMOS reset too just to make sure.