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New desktop build giving electric shock on touching it
I got a new desktop system. It's giving electric shock if I touch the system cabinet case. On checking with electric tester, it's led was glowing too.
I had plugged it into a two pin plug ( without ...
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solid white debug light for CPU on new computer?
I recently put together my first computer, but when I tried to turn it on the Ez-Debug led turned on solid white next to CPU. The CPU, GPU and case fans are all working, as are some leds. I looked ...
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Are these ferrite beads or fuses? Laptop MB, power section
This is a motherboard from ASUS G75VW laptop. What are these 3 parts? When I put the battery in the laptop, after several minutes it turns off and these parts are burnt. I had a second MB and replaced ...
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Motherboard won't power up after neighborhood power outage
I have a PC with a Silverstone KL-02 case, a Biostar TZ77XE3 motherboard and a PC Power&Cooling Silencer 470 PSU.
For a long while I've had trouble powering this machine on - I would have to try ...
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Endless loop when booting computer
This is a long time problem that recently became a real annoyance every single day.
When I press the power on button of my computer in the morning or after a few hours turned off, the power LED ...
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With the following information, can one identify which piece of hardware might be at fault for an unresponsive PC?
So here's the background: I left my computer alone for a while, then came back to it. While I left it alone, it had gone to sleep. When I attempted to 'wake' it, turn it back on, my battery backup ...
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What happens after plugging in 6+2 pin power cable into 2x4pin for CPU into motherboard? [closed]
I plugged in 6+2 pin power wire coming from PSU that is meant for Graphics Card into 8-pin socket (atx 12v 2x4) on the motherboard that powers CPU. The pins fitted normally and I didn't suspect ...
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Computer occasionally shuts off mid-boot ; and other weird power issues
So I have a desktop computer I assembled myself back in July. It works great and I didn't encounter any hardware issues, except for some weird power ones.
When my computer is on, everything is fine. ...
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Laptop shows no sign of life: motherboard or power supply issue?
My Toshiba Qosmio x505-q890 laptop has suddenly stopped powering on. Symptoms are the laptop simply does not respond to the power button when pressed, but when the DC adapter is connected the adapter ...
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Why doesn't my new motherboard power on
Upgrading old computer, keeping case, SATA hard drives and power supply. Vintage dell 2008.
Upgraded MB to ASRock 970M Pro3
AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor
Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4 x 8GB) ...
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Toshiba laptop shuts down immediately
I have a problem with a laptop which I am trying to fix.
The computer is a Toshiba Satellite L50-A-165
Laptop spec
The laptop was working fine until one morning when attempting to start it.
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Computer starts only when power switch is turned off momentarily
I can use my computer without any issues but I have to follow weird procedure to start it.
If you turn the power switch on and press CPU power button it won't start as it normally should. I have to ...
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PSU or motherboard dead?
Today I installed the CM Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler in my computer. It went rather smoothly but afterwards my PC wouldn't start up anything. Not even beeps.
I have tried resetting BIOS, re-seating all ...
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Any way to power a 5V relay with software?
I have a relay that can be powered by a 5V output and I'm trying to power it in software on a PC motherboard.
Question: How to I get a 5V output from any part of the motherboard (prefferable ...
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How turn on the HP power supply
I had a problem on my HP computer. My computer died and I believe that the problem is its power supply. The power supply is a PS-4241-9HA
My questions:
How to test or turn on the power supply when ...
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