Originally Posted by durkinjt

This is unbelievable, after all this go
uess what the problem was, the brand new power cable they sent me was no good!!!. That was probaly the first thing I should have checked, but honestly it never occured to me. I switched cables and it started right. now I'll put the drives back in and go from there. I keep you abreast , (you'll probably be asked for more help shortly). If not, I want to thank you all for your help.