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Ways to power a laptop motherboard directly?
I would like to power a laptop motherboard from a lenovo y580 without using the laptops own power system. I am having trouble finding the information I need. Do laptop motherboards have the same power ...
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Can a USB port (or motherboard) be damaged by drawing too much power?
I have a USB powered DVD drive connected to my laptop. I put a DVD in and left the room. Didn't come back till a few hours later. When I came back I found the DVD drive continuously trying to spin-up ...
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My laptop's suddenly stopped working.
I got up to use my laptop this morning and there's a problem. When I try to turn it on, the light briefly turns on and then almost instantly turns off. I've tried to find some help and some other HP ...
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Brand new build powercycling, no display
My boyfriend and I have a new rig here with all new parts:
MoBo Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3,
CPU Intel Core i7-4960X 3600 MHz Ivy Bridge-E,
two 8GB of DDR4 RAM,
GTX 960 4G video card,
650w Rosewill power ...
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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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Where are the power switch pins?
I’m custom building a PC. I’m using an MSI Z97 PC Mate motherboard. The big power supply is an EVGA 430W. It’s all plugged in, and I hit the switch but it doesn’t do anything. Both JPWR 1 and 2 are ...
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Understanding Meaning of Power Indicator Blinks for Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 Motherboard
I've bought a new desktop computer few days ago. It has the following hardware specification:
Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 motherboard
Intel Core i-5 4460 Processor
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB Hard disk
Windows 10 Pro ...
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How to disable the shutdown/hibernate charge technology in my Asus laptop?
My Asus laptop with windows 7 has a very persistent sleep charge technology (it keeps the power on even after the computer shutdown). How can I disable this feature? I don't see anything related to ...
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Why isn't my computer turning on past boot screen?
I have an old server computer from 2005 that still has a lot of potential in my opinion. I acquired it from my dad’s old storage unit. It was running well for about a month and then one day—in the ...
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When is too much voltage too much on a PC?
TLDR: The BIOS shows voltages as vcore: 1.248, 12V: 12.566, 5V: 5.160, 3.3V: 3.424. Is this bad?
I got one miniITX motherboard that supports a 19 V laptop input instead of the regular ATX ...
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Computer Randomly Powers Off. What's The Cause?
I upgraded my computer a month or two ago now and now every so often, my computer will randomly shutdown (and then restart after about 5 seconds). To clarify, it usually shuts down when coming out of ...
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no power after resseting cmos?
My computer wouldn't let my usb keyboard work on boot and i could not access BIOS. So, i did what i usually do and remove the battery from the mobo and put it back again.At first, it would turn on but ...
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Computer won't start/react while new gpu is plugged in
I just upgraded my computer and changed almost everything except for the case and psu (650W).
My parts:
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO
Intel Core i7-4790K
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB 2.5" OEM
Corsair ...
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Panasonic Toughbook won't turn on
A Panasonic Toughbook, model CF-W8, fails to start. By mistake I tried to turn it on through another laptop charger which provides higher voltage; the Toughbook only uses 16 V.
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How does dual PSU setup work?
This just an academical question, I am not looking to buy anything, I would just like to understand how it works.
There is a number of dual PSU servers, eg. they have 2 power supplies, each running ...
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