dell 7010 DT not powering up

[stevethebrain]

That power supply has 4 of the old 4-pin drive connectors (but they are black, not translucent white) and 4 of the SATA drive connectors. Your DVD drive will use the 4 pin connector if it's really old, and a SATA connector if it's new.

my DVD drive has a 2 wire (red/black) power terminator. I know the drive works BC I tested it when I recieved this PC.
this DVD drive doesn't use a regular SATA power (like the SSD drive doe's).
new ATX PSU has a FDD 4pin which isn't properly keyed to fit the drive. I don't think this is a real old PC BC it has a I5 4 core CPU. thanks

[stevethebrain]

What Uncle Bun said... You have the correct power cables for your DVD in that harness.

As for the P2 port? A picture is worth a thousand words.

https://imgur.com/cDY5SNt

the image in post 17 is terminator was labled P2. I looked real close at the ATX 4+4 an saw the 2 sections jammed together. it was labled CPU.

I'll look again for the DVD terminator. thanks BTW she boots up in about 40 seconds so I'm pleased w/ that. plan to sit case ontop of PSU.will post image when done.

thanks

[StinkyImp]

the image in post 17 is terminator was labled P2. I looked real close at the ATX 4+4 an saw the 2 sections jammed together. it was labled CPU.

According to Dell, the P2 is in fact a 12 volt CPU port. The ATX 4+4 needs to be divided into two 4 pin cables. These normally just slide apart. One connects to the P2 port and the other will simply be unused.

https://imgur.com/IWb8dt3

I'll look again for the DVD terminator.

Your picture isn't very clear but that "appears" to be a SATA drive. If so... The connections would be as shown in this picture and for the power you'd use The "SATA (4 Pin)" from your new power supply.

https://imgur.com/hnp0WAx

...and the small "two wire" cable (which appears to be the wrong cable) you're referencing would be a SATA cable that would plug in to one of the SATA ports on the motherboard as shown in this picture.

https://imgur.com/pW4sSoC

[StinkyImp]

I can't add more than three links per post. I used Dell's manual for the Optiplex 7010 (DT) for the technical specs and the diagrams. It's a really good reference document!

https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/bus ... book_1.pdf

[stevethebrain]

the image in post 17 is terminator was labled P2. I looked real close at the ATX 4+4 an saw the 2 sections jammed together. it was labled CPU.

thats good I have the wire connected correctly, yes just left the other half unused.

According to Dell, the P2 is in fact a 12 volt CPU port. The ATX 4+4 needs to be divided into two 4 pin cables. These normally just slide apart. One connects to the P2 port and the other will simply be unused.

https://imgur.com/IWb8dt3

I'll look again for the DVD terminator.

Your picture isn't very clear but that "appears" to be a SATA drive. If so... The connections would be as shown in this picture and for the power you'd use The "SATA (4 Pin)" from your new power supply.

https://imgur.com/hnp0WAx

...and the small "two wire" cable (which appears to be the wrong cable) you're referencing would be a SATA cable that would plug in to one of the SATA ports on the motherboard as shown in this picture.

https://imgur.com/pW4sSoC

I'll take better images when I relocate the PSU an tape to bottom of case still deciding on the relocation position, it's just sitting outside case right now.

the DVD drive is a SATA my image the SATA cable connects to the right an the red/black cable to left. will report w/ better image.

I can say the FDD 4 pin power cable isn't keyed porperly to fit the DVD drive thanks

[StinkyImp]

the DVD drive is a SATA my image the SATA cable connects to the right an the red/black cable to left. will report w/ better image.

If it's a SATA drive, then the "smaller" cable is the SATA data transfer cable that plugs into the SATA port(s) on the motherboard. The larger side is the "power" port.

I don't ever remember seeing a "two-wire" SATA data cable. All the ones I've ever see have been solid. Of course... I could be wrong.

I can say the FDD 4 pin power cable isn't keyed porperly to fit the DVD drive thanks

SATA connectors have been standardized since the early to mid 2000s. The "SATA (4 Pin)" from your power supply is keyed correctly, you just need to get it in the proper orientation.

[unclebun]

That looks like slimline laptop DVD drive. They use a smaller connector called a slimline connector which combines the power and data cables into one plug. You can buy adapters for standard desktop power supplies to fit onto that type of drive.

[StinkyImp]

That looks like slimline laptop DVD drive.

You're most likely correct. I'm just going by the photo and descriptions OP has provided. It "appears" that he's trying to plug in a power connector to the data port and a molex connector to the SATA power port.

Zoomed image provided by OP -> https://imgur.com/enPOPUD

Neither will work. OP said in a prior post:

my DVD drive has a 2 wire (red/black) power terminator. I know the drive works BC I tested it when I recieved this PC.

My question is this... If it was in the system, where's the original cabling?