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Tagged with power motherboard
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Is my power supply dead?
I recently bought a new NZXT Phantom case and went ahead and moved all my components from the old case. It took a while to get some things in, and then to do a little bit of cable management (as much ...
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Do CMOS batteries drain faster depending on how long and often you use your PC?
I have recently been thinking about how the lifetime of CMOS batteries is related to the time percentage during which one's PC is up. Obviously, the amount of power consumed by CMOS boards is ...
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Toshiba laptop turns on then off after 5-10 seconds, with or without AC charger or battery connected
My relative has a Toshiba Satellite C50-A-19T laptop with an Intel Celeron 1005M. She left it for a bit to do some work, with the laptop just sitting there with Chrome open. Then, Windows decided to ...
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Windows 10 sleeps fine from menu, won't sleep from timeout
I have a power meter on a Windows 10 box. If I sleep from the menu or the power button, it drops down to about 3 watts. If I wait for a timeout (set at two minutes) it blanks the screen but keeps ...
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Can a non spec conforming DisplayPort cable damage motherboard or graphics card?
I'm having some weird problems with my workstation, here are the relevant components:
PSU: Corsair AX860i
CPU: Intel Core i7 6700K
GPU: Asus STRIX GTX970
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2x16GB (F4-...
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Computer Doesn't Always Turn on when Pressing Power Button
I have a desktop and my case's power button stopped working after a while. I reverted to using a small screw driver or paper clip to turn my computer on by touching the contacts on the motherboard ...
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When I turn on my PC,why it spins for a second then restart automatically? (when I unplug and plug in back the power cable)
I have recently built a custom PC, it works (I think) very well other than the issue below. Since I just built it, I was still playing around with that (changing fan positions, adding new fans, etc.. )...
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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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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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Computer Randomly Crashes to Black Screen, sometimes fails to post
my computer started crashing to a completely black display where it would try and restart immediately. First it was happening during a game only and i thought it was some memory leak within the game ...
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Resurrecting an old computer. Powers on, does not boot
I have an old Dell Optiplex GX1 that I want to revive. If I plug it in, the power comes on. However, the power switch has no effect (can't turn it on or off, have to unplug it to stop power). I ...
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Self-build pc won't get power
I'm trying to build a pc with only brand new bought components. After following everything by the guide of the motherboard, the pc won't turn on (pushing the button does nothing, not even a fan is ...
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Desktop Computer not starting up after installation of Wireless Card
I'm walking my friend through installing a Wireless Card in his computer that I just built him, but for some reason it isn't booting.
I've tried unplugging, holding power button for 30 seconds, ...
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Is it a dead motherboard, or not enough power? (2008 Intel Skulltrail D5400XS)
I'm hoping that someone has real-world experience starting up an Intel Skulltrail D5400XS system, with less than the Intel-recommended 1,000 watt power supply. And/or, real-world experience with ...
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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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