Mine is a Dell Dimension XPS D233. I need to know to which data cable plug on the board each cable from a drive connects. There is a Hard Drive, Floppy Zip and CD. Are there any cables that need that "twist" at one end of the cable to be correct. My problem is that the computer doesn't see a HD,and i belive that the last time i worked on it i got the cables messed up. Thanxx, Gordon Schoenfeld [email protected]

wrong jumper settings on hard drives

Two Options:1. Yes you can as long as your Windows 7 PC has the correct connection for your hard drive. Most likely you need an IDE connection. If you have an IDE hard drive and the Windows 7 PC has an IDE connection, then you will need to make sure to "slave" the hard drive by moving the jumper on the hard drive to slave mode.
2. If your Windows 7 pc doesn't have an IDE connection, the purchase a USB to IDE cable adapter:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2329300&CatId=3770

This way you can plug your hard drive into any computer through USB.
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No power cable = no power to the board of the HD = no way to communicate with the motherboard = the motherboard doesn't know the hd is in there.
Plug the power cable.

Whats the problem, Hardrive not working?

If it is, its the harddrive i had same issue

no way to fix, unless u buy i dont remeber where i bought mine

When you mean the amber light, is that the blinking hard drive access light or the power light? Different cases have different colors on it. Mine has blue and green lights.

If you see the boot screen (bios) and then after it goes to boot, does it blink and hang?

This could be a simple operating system issue, hard drive or hardware/motherboard issue. If you could provide more information, that would help.

Ok... one end of the ide cable goes to the board... make sure that's plugged in correctly and has a blue connector.... second... the last drive on the other end has to be the master... the drive before that is the slave... if that setup is not working ensure that the drivers are set for master and slave... also make the power is pluigged into both drives

Robert

you have to put the cable in the ethernet card (or network card) it looks like telephone connector ( it will be big in size)

If you have no experience with this, it might be easier to just copy the data from your Dimension to a external usb harddisk and then to the XPS. But i will try to explain it.

I've looked a bit around: your XPS hard drive is a SATA drive, while your the drive in your Dimension is probably a PATA-drive (just connection types. Look at the hard drives and compare them with this image to see which types they are.)
As far as I know the XPS 530 has a Foxconn G33M-S motherboard, which contains one ATA (PATA) connector. So you should be able to just connect the hard drive from your Dimension into the XPS.
To make it work properly, you should set the drive from the Dimension to slave. This can be done by setting the jumpers next to the cable connector. The jumper setting depends on your hard drive model. Usually the possible settings are shown on the hard drive.
If you feel uncomfortable with this whole thing, you could ask someone, who has some experience and who you trust to do it for you, or just use an external usb hard disk

Make sure the computers are off and disconnected from the power outlet, when you open the case...
Dell offers a user manual for your Dimension and XPS. Maybe it's of some help by removing and placing the various parts...
Please tell me how it worked out.
As you probably understand, I can't take any responsibiity for damage to your system...
If you have any problems, just post them here!

sol 1 you can burn your data in dvd or cd
sol 2 you can transfer your data in thumb drive (pen drive)

you need to turn it on in the Bios so the computer sees the drive, then format it.