Ok, got my server reloaded with everything (2x20 gig drives mirrored with the OS, 4x60 drives set up in RAID5-running Win 2003 Server) and move it into the room where I'm keeping it. Boot it up, doesn't detect any of the drives, nothing. Will not boot up. I get the bios screen and can go into the bios just fine but that's it. Move it back to my desk where I originally set it up and everything comes back up just fine. The only difference is that I'm using a KVM switch at the desk and have an actual mouse (usb optical), keyboard, and monitor where it will be stationed at. Move it back into the spot where it'll eventually be and nothing again. By this time, I'm starting to get irritated. Goes back to my desk for the second time and Whaalaa, working again. Any ideas?

The only thing I can think of is that the where it's getting plugged into isn't pulling enough juice to run everything. I don't know what else it could be. Why, in one spot, it'll boot up and load just fine and at another spot doesn't even detect the hard drives installed.

Plugged it directly into the wall, same thing. This is driving me nuts. The KVM switch is at my desk and is working fine, it's where the server works right now. It's at the location that it's supposed to go that everything is plugged directly into it (where it doesn't work). I have no idea why it's not working there. It's got to be a power issue, it's the only thing I can think of.

Thanks Gamma, I'll try that, just weird how it'd work with the KVM switch and not the regular equipment plugged in but I'll try that. Running out of ideas here. Just messed up, never seen this happen before. Irritating as hell and that case is not the lightest thing on the planet, weights more then my daughter does (ok, well almost  ).

Having the KVM switch connected to the server would guarantee that you have a mouse and keyboard connection that would satisfy the BIOS at bootup (assuming a (presumably PS2) mouse and keyboard are connected to the KVM).  If I wanted to connect a USB keyboard to my machine, I would have to adjust a setting in the BIOS to enable USB keyboard support, otherwise, I would get a voice message at startup saying "No keyboard connected".  So my question would be what kind of a mouse and keyboard are you trying to use at the new location (without the KVM switch)?  If the keyboard is USB, do you need to enable USB keyboard (and perhaps USB mouse) support in the BIOS?

yeah but what doesn't make sence is that the machine doesn't work right (none of the drives show up at all) if the switch isn't plugged into it. I mean if I have the keyboard, mouse and monitor plugged directly into the thing, it will not boot up. So you think maybe after it's booted up, try plugging the keyboard, mouse and monitor directly into it and then rebooting it might stop the emulation that the KVM switch might be doing?

yeah, I'm going to have to try that, thanks man.

Thanks FalconFly, I'll go over that as well. All this testing will have to wait till this coming up weekend, just swamped with work right now, but very good ideas. I was running out of ideas on what to try and this info will help some. Thanks guys!!