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No POST screen, No beeps and No display

I have very old motherboard , CPU , power supply. Motherboard : Gigabyte G31M-ES2C CPU : Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 @ 1.8GHz Ram : Transcend 2GB ddr2 800MHz. Power supply : Tech-Com 450Watt....
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My new motherboard Asus Z10PE-D16 WS doesn't start

I have purchased the following components : Asus Z10PE-D16 WS 2 CPU : Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3 2 Fans : Noctua NH-U12S Power Supply : EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W GOLD Ram : Kingston KVR21R15D4K4/64 RAM 64Go ...
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No POST on new built desktop

I just finished building a desktop again and it will not perform a successful POST. No beeps or video either. Since my goal is a successful POST, i removed all irrelevant hardware already and am only ...
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Won't boot after inserting new RAM sticks

I bought a new pair of 4GB RAM sticks today. Thinking it'd be easy to install, I powered down, slapped them in and powered on. It wouldn't boot. The fans spin up, a couple of seconds pass then it ...
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What controls the RAM voltage value?

Quite simply, is the RAM module responsible for generating its own operating voltage or does it just run at whatever voltage the motherboard is providing? I am imagining that it could either ...
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Computer shuts down after a few minutes

So I spent all day yesterday trying to figure out what was wrong with my computer. The specs look something like this (before replacing the board): Z77 MSI M Power Samsung 840 Evo SSD 16GiB Ram (2 ...
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Weird alarm sounding on my computer when under load, but no overheating

I am having a rather odd hardware issue and to be honest, I am not quite sure what is causing it. I have been building my own systems for over 10 years and have all kinds of qualifications, but this ...
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Random BSOD crashes when all RAM slots are occupied

Although I'm a long term user of other StackExchange sites this is my first question on SuperUser, so please let me know if I've neglected any community customs I am experiencing regular BSOD crashes ...
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Second DIMM installed in motherboard stops video card from showing image

I have a Powerspec B800 that had a GeForce 8400GS PCIe 256MB card. I wanted to upgrade to a card with HDMI so I can send a feed to my TV. I purchased an EVGA GeForce 210 1024MB DDR3. I installed ...
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New build won't start, but seem to have ruled out potential causes

I'm working on a new build, and have never run into anything like this before. I hit the power button, and... nothing. No case fans, no CPU fan, no PSU fans, no sounds, no beeps, no POST, no clicking,...
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Computer boot looping for hours

I am facing a very odd problem, since a while my computer does stuck itself in a boot loop. At the beginning it was just 4-5 times then it was booting normally. Recently hours of boot loops was needed ...
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HP 8300 CMT only turns on sometimes

My HP 8300 with an i5 3570 8 GB RAM EVGA 600W PSU GTX 1060 does not turn on consistently. If I press the button then the fans run for only 1 second or so and nothing happens. Sometimes (maybe 1 out ...
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Estimation on power consumption for dram modules on desktop mainboard?

Desktop mainboard is equipped with Crucial, DDR4-2400, PC4-19200 2x16GB, CT2K16G4SFD824A, CL=17, dual Ranked, x8 based, unbuffered, non-ECC, 1.2V, 2048Meg x64bit modules. What is power consumption for ...
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Random hardware issues and hard crashes

So. I have had a battle going on with my aging desktop and stability. Here is the original specs: CPU: Intel i5 2500k , No overclock. RAM: Corsair Vengance 1600MHz 16GB (4x4GB) Running at 1333 MHz....
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Difficulty investigating faulty hardware

I've had some issues with my PC which I built some time ago. This is my first time building a PC, so a bit of a noob here. There are two main problems with it and I cannot diagnose what is causing it ...
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