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Old computer does not power on
I have an old computer I'd like to back to life for testing purposes. Since a few months ago it does not power on. I did change nothing. One day I tried to power it on, and it didn't work. I ...
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Black screen when powering on PC. Fixed by removing power plug, plugging back
I have a weird problem with my desktop PC. Sometimes (not all the time), after I power up the PC, the display shows a black screen. Nothing shows up. The PC was powered on successfully as I can see ...
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My PC does not respond to power on switch immediately though USB ports seem to receive power [closed]
I have gotten a PC assembled for my home use.
Since a few months, I am experiencing a strange issue while powering the PC on.
When I switch on the wall button of the machine (in which the power ...
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Recommended Ground while testing Laptop with Multimeter? [closed]
I'm about to test my laptop motherboard to make sure a component is receiving power.
All guides point out I need to connect my multimeter to a proper electrical ground.
How do I locate such a ...
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Motherboard not lighting up when PSU is switched on
I have an ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6 motherboard which is a quite recent board. While I was using my computer, everything shut down rapidly. At first, I thought it was a power blackout in the ...
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Power button working scarcely
My PC has problem starting. By starting, I mean turning power on.
Case: "CM Storm Trooper".
MB: Asus Maximums VIII Extreme
Bought in 2015.
I started months ago, I needed to press the power button ...
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Fully Modular Power Supply Replacement
When it comes to replacing a fully modular power supply, does anyone know if its a good idea to unplug the cables that go into the supply and plug them back into the new one? Instead of having to ...
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Is it okay if the Power LED to flash once while switching on UPS?
My CPUs front panel power LED is flashing once after I powered on the UPS.
A 'TUCK' sound is also coming from my speakers.
Is that normal or is there any issue with my motherboard?
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How does Windows schedule power on's and automatic updates at night?
What technology does it use? Does it have to be connected to the internet so Microsoft can send a wake-on-lan package? I don't think so. Does it somehow schedule it in the motherboard and wake after ...
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ASUS Motherboard has a power switch issue
I had a USB overcurrent issue and in the process of unplugging that I unplugged the he adapter for the turn on switch, since it was a usb in the front near the power button. I plugged that power back ...
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Is my PSU compatible with my motherboard and processor?
I have an ASUS TUF z370 plus motherboard, with an i7 8700k CPU, and a Chieftec-iARENA GPB-500S PSU. I have trouble connecting power to the motherboard ATX 12V slot. The motherboard has an 8 pinhole ...
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Supermicro C7Q67 or PSU alarm sounds when boot attempted with AMD Firepro S9000 GPU
I have a Supermicro C7Q67 motherboard that I had working as a Windows Server 2016 RDS machine. It was a simple set up and I was only planning on using 1-2 VM clients with RDS, but I had been using it ...
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Motherboard only boots with one out of three PSUs - issue with Mobo or PSU?
The short summary: I have a new build that will only boot with one out of three (known to be good) power supplies. At this point it is starting consistently, but I'm trying to understand the ...
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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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Custom built computer power button not working
I'm building a computer for my friend.
We finished building it and tried to start it, but my natural enemy when it comes to building computers, the power button, doesn't work.
in the Manual on site ...
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