Questions tagged [power-supply]
A power supply is an electronic device that supplies electric power to another device, such as a computer, monitor or printer. This is achieved by converting wall power (or mains power) to a lower voltage, and in most cases also from AC to DC. Most power supplies also provide protection from overload, power surges and other potentially problematic or hazardous conditions.
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press F1 to boot after restart (920-fan command 2 pin connector from power supply not connected)
setup: old HP d530 SFF(DK907A) Pentium4, running Fedora 8, power supply 500W HPQ-500BR-H12S, HP P6B580 motherboard (I will attach some photos as well)
problem: I have to press F1 to boot after PC ...
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2x4, for ATX PCIe socket same polarity as VGA 6+2 socket?
I have an FPGA that I would like to connect using PCIe to a host computer. This FPGA board, the VCK190, has a power socket for PCIe.
I have a PCIe power cable with the typical VGA 6+2 interface. ...
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Why are my PSUs dying immediately?
I decided to upgrade one of my systems. It was running fine, but the 10-year-old motherboard was underpowered. The power supply was a Corsair AX760, which had about one year of service. I left the PSU,...
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Why is pin 8 on the 2x4 PCIe cable plug notched usually?
This is not about EPS 8 pin look carefully before flagging for that.
Let's look at a 8 pin PCI Express cable plug. One row has three notched connectors and one square. The problematic pin is on the ...
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Standard PSU (on HP G1 600 SFF) power adapter to modern 24 pin motherboard
I would like to put in a new motherboard in my system and was wondering if there's an adapter for the current PSU from HP (which seems to have 2 six-pin connectors, and 1 four-pin connector https://...
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Is it safe to connect only 2 PCIe 8-pin power connectors to triple PCIe 8-pin to 12VHPWR adapter?
I have a GPU with a 12VHPWR connector that came with a 3xPCIe 8-pin to 16-pin 12VHPWR adapter cable, but my current PSU only has 2 PCIe 6+2 pin connectors on the same cable. Is it safe for me to power ...
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Is it okay that the power LED blinks 8 to 9 times as soon as I press the power button and then stays on steadily? Motherboard: ASUS B460M-A
I recently got an Asus B460M-A. (The one that only supports 10th generation Intel). It worries me because as soon as I press the power button, the power LED flashes quickly 8-9 times (no video here), ...
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Computer was running until accidentally plugging speakers absent external power into the line in jack. No boot, what happened? [closed]
I built a new PC and everything was working. After swapping parts (continued working) I noticed that my AUX jack from the speakers had broken. I couldn’t splice because it had broken in the middle of ...
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Will this right angle PCIe 5 power adaptor work with the RTX 4070 Super?
I'm building a small form factor PC in the Fractal Terra case. I am using the Asus RTX 4070 Super GPU and the included PCI adapter is too tall and I can't put the lid of the case:
I found this:
https:...
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My laptop (a Dell Inspiron) has started boot looping after I Connected a 12v power source to my Arduino that was connected to my laptop [closed]
My Dell Inspiron has started boot looping after I connected a 12v power source to my Arduino that was connected to my laptop.
I was trying to run a DC motor using the L293D motor controller, and I was ...
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Dell Inspiron 15 power cable port is loose; what are my options?
My Dell Inspiron 15 laptop power cord has been yanked and jerked so many times that the interior plug has come loose, and now it is increasingly difficult to plug in the power cord. (I suppose that's ...
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Laptop needing a more powerful power supply?
I have chosen a laptop to use both for university use and gaming: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9. It is quite expensive and has great specs and features, but unfortunately has a major flaw.
According to one ...
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Will some laptops not boot without the proper charger?
So, I'm the person who asked about that Compaq Presario 2500 laptop.
Well, guess what I found at another garage (well, it was smack dab in the middle of our local copy/paste American city) sale? ...
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What happens if during RAR compression the laptop runs out of battery?
I was compressing a large file using RAR, so it took quite a while. During the compression at some point I had to unplug the computer and let it continue with battery only. After a few hours when I ...
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Can I swap the power cables for the motherboard at the PSU socker?
The last time I built a PC was when the Pentium was the new hotness. However, I have decided to build my own instead of buying a new PC.
I'm a bit confused with this modular power supply cable ...
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