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Tagged with cable motherboard
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How much electricity is there in the "power switch" button cables?
Because of a broken power button on the front of my computer I've had to take the cables connected to the button and create a sort of "hotwire" setup to start my computer. This is done by simply ...
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Is there a SATA cable which can connect to multiple disks?
I have a motherboard with just few SATA slots but have to put quite few hard disks in the box, so naturally I easily ran out of free slots.
I wonder if there are forked cables (I have no idea what ...
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Dealing with obstructed SATA ports on motherboard
I have an older motherboard that I can't afford to replace just yet; it's the Biostar TForce 6100 AM2.
I recently purchased an expensive video card which is dual-width and quite large. This video ...
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Adding hard drive on my Dell inspiron 580
I want to add an additional hdd on my pc since i am running out of space. Is this hard drive going to work on my dell inspiron 580? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002P3KO7O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_p...
I want ...
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Floppy Drive 34 pin Cable 'Missing Pin' is in a different position to the missing pin on Motherboard - Can't Connect
I'm trying to connect a floppy drive from an old computer into a newer (but still 'old') computer. I've come across a problem in that the 34 pin cable I have has 1 pin missing which is second pin ...
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Data cable types for internal DVD writers
What are the possible data cable types to connect DVD writer to motherboard? What are the differences between them? Do I have to use only one type for a writer or is it optional?
My motherboard is ...
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What is this port on my laptop motherboard?
I'm trying to install an SSD into a cheap laptop with a built in eMMc. There is a maintenance hatch on the back of the case, which has a space for a hard drive to fit in – however, I don't have a clue ...
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Is there a way to repair ripped off fan connectors?
The white ones with four pins that connect to the motherboard.
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2x 4 Pin CPU cable in EATX12V
I have the be quiet! power 9 psu and the asus prime b450-plus motherboard I'm using a external graphics card and a NVME SDD so I guess it'll use 2 PCIe ports.
The manual says I have to plug in a 8 pin ...
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If I de-soldered a sata male connector off of a motherboard would the board remain functional?
I have an old motherboard that I might use in the future but for a little diy, I was thinking about removing one of the male connectors and soldering it onto a spare sata cable to hook up old hard ...
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Internal hard drive with data cable connected but power cable disconnected
Is it OK to leave an internal hard drive's data cable connected to the computer motherboard but disconnect the power cable? Or will this damage the hard drive and/or the motherboard?
I've got a ...
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What cable do I need to connect this motherboard DVD port to this DVD drive?
This is an image of my laptop motherboard DVD drive connector. Seems to be 13 pins:
And this is another image of the connector to an internal laptop DVD drive I have (one that doesn't physically fit ...
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HDD Data cables Sata 2 or Sata 3? (Dell Inspiron 580)
I want to add an additional hard drive on my dell Inspiron 580 pc.
My motherboard only supports sata 2 hard drives but the one I want to install is sata 3.
Should I buy a Sata 2 or 3 data cable?
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PSU cables long enough to reach motherboard?
Is there a definite way of knowing if your power supply cables will reach the ports on a certain motherboard? I'm buying a new motherboard and power supply online and there's no way for me to really ...
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Does a SATA cable with three connectors exist?
I have the this motherboard: Intel Desktop Board DX38BT - Mainboard – ATX - iX38 – LGA775 Socket – UDMA 100, Serial ATA 300 (RAID), eSATA
I have two data outputs which connect to my hard disks. I ...
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Dell T3600 Front Panel Issue
I am having the weirdest issue with a Dell T3600 I cannot figure out, and any help is appreciated. I know this is going to be long, and I appreciate the time anyone takes to read this and help me. I ...
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Advice on repining molex 43025 20pin
So here's the deal, I've got a older ibm server and it only has 8 sas connections but supports additional 4 with additional board. Got the board, fairly cheap but the thing is the power cable is so ...
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Compatible wire cable for laptop screen [closed]
While trying to replace my laptop screen, I have damaged the wire cable connecting the screen to the motherboard.
Consequently, I am trying to find and buy a new cable to replace the damaged one. I ...
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Additional 4-pin power connector on motherboard
Do I need to connect the ATX12V 4-pin power connector in addition to the standard EPS12V 8-pin power connector on my motherboard? If not, will damage result if I do?
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RAM installation and cable management: Is it safe for my speaker cable be under or on the RAM?
I just upgraded my laptop’s RAM spec from 4GB DDR3 to 16GB DDR3 (max). The laptop is an Acer Aspire E5-576. Everything went smoothly there’s just a slight issue…
Speaker cable on RAM
This cable that ...
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Can I swap the power cables for the motherboard at the PSU socker?
The last time I built a PC was when the Pentium was the new hotness. However, I have decided to build my own instead of buying a new PC.
I'm a bit confused with this modular power supply cable ...
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Lost 24 pin to 24 pin+2 pin(mini) splitter that came PC case, cannot use touch panel. What to do?
I'll preface this by saying that I don't know much about cables/electricity. I got this limited edition case called the InWin Tou back in 2014 and never got the actual parts to build a PC with it ...
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Connect external monitor to motherboard (FI-X30H to HDMI adater)
I'm recycling a "all in one" computer. The monitor is broken so I would like to be able to connect the motherboard to an external monitor. I have absolutely zero knowledge in electronics or computer ...
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PC will only turn on if I position the PSU ATX power cable in a certain way
The past 3 days I've been trying to fix this issue. I just bought a new motherboard and CPU, but I've ran into a problem. My computer will not turn on unless I'm pulling/pushing/positioning the PSU ...
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Will cutting the ground cable of my desktop's front panel USB conector fix heaphone noise w/o adverse effect?
The headphone port (3.55mm jack) in my desktop's front panel produces static noise when the USB 2.0 port next to it is connected to the motherboard. According to this answer, you can solve this by "...
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Can you point me to a cable that will connect this motherboard port with this DVD drive?
(Note: This is not a duplicate of my earlier question, in case you're wondering. This question has an entirely different DVD drive!)
Here is an image of my laptop motherboard's SATA connector (for a ...
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Why do I need another EPS power connector?
Why do I need another EPS power connector?
I own all the parts listed in the PC build I am referring to. My motherboard manual and power-supply manual all say that they only have one EPS/ATX8PIN ...
