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Can switching off computer’s power supply while it’s running damage the I/O?

Working on a HTPC build, and we accidentally switched off the PSU while it was running. Motherboard still runs and fans work, but video output and USB devices are no longer responding. Did we fry the ...
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Can a motherboard's USB controller / port be damaged if an externally powered USB cable is plugged into a powered USB port? [duplicate]

I mistakenly plugged a USB cable into a powered USB-C port on my laptops motherboard that was concurrently plugged into a 5V 2A USB to Wall AC adapter. Nothing seemed to happen at the time but could ...
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Gigabyte B760 Gaming A AX motherboard - USB not charging

The USBs of the Gigabyte B760 motherboard only charge the connected iPad when the computer is powered off (and also not always). When powered on, it does not charge. I found the Gigabyte on-off charge ...
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My old CPU, mainboard works perfect but the brand Ryzen 5 4600G and MSi B550 Tomahawk board is not working

My old power supply, old CPU and old mainboard works perfect https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fc1bB-j4TKo But the B550 Tomahawk board, brand new Ryzen 5 4600G is not working https://www.youtube.com/...
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My new computer won't turn on, GPU just blinks

Just assembled my first computer and when I try to turn it on the gpu just blinks a red light for a second on the GIGABYTE led display and nothing happens. My psu has a voltage selector and I'm ...
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My computer can turn on only when I move ATX cable

https://youtube.com/shorts/9bu40A6A0Ic?feature=share As you see in the video in order to open pc, I need to move and find the true position of atx cable. -when It is not in true position, once I press ...
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Inexplicable intermittent buzzing/hissing noise coming from PC at idle, already replaced components

Very annoying intermittent buzzing noise coming from my PC at idle. I think it's coming from the PSU area, but I'm not sure. I'm certain it's not coil whine either. VIDEO CLIP OF THE NOISE ...
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Two recent and (probably) working WD RED disks not detected by BIOS

I used to have a working NAS with the following four disks, all Western Digital Red : 2 4TB disks from 2013 1 4TB disk from 2019 1 4TB disk from 2021 The NAS was fully functional, and all disks ...
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My pc reboots unders stressful tasks

PC Specs: Motherboard: Huananzhi X79 CPU: Intel Xeon E5 2670 GPU 1: Nvidia GTX 750 Ti GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 580 RAM: 32GB (four modules) Storage 1: 512GB NVME SSD Storage 2: 750GB HDD Power supply: ...
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PC Not Booting on First Power Button Click

Recently built a new desktop. Has had this issue since day one where the power button will not cause a boot the first try. I end up having to hold it down and pray it turns on each time. I took some ...
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New build - green lights, no boot, and chipset very hot even when off. Power switch shorted?

Although it may seem I have merged two questions into one here, I feel they are directly related and thought best to get all the info out there for diagnosis. I have issues with a new PC I've just ...
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HDDs disconnecting with a loud beep - Faulty motherboard?

I'll make this as short as possible. Setup: Mobo: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX CPU: Ryzen 7 5700x GPU: EVGA RTX 3060 PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum Storage: Crucial MX500 250Gb Storage: Samsung 970 ...
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How to sync AIO cooler to fan to motherboard

I am pretty new to hardware and I’m currently trying to connect my AIO cooler with my other fans to the motherboard but unfortunately when I tried to change the RGB color, the fans and the cooler are ...
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Computer hangs at POST, sometimes

I had an issue where sometimes the computer would hang at startup, during POST, with either a code 67 or 99 on the motherboard's debug LED (Asrock Z77 extreme4). If it was the former (code 67), the ...
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Server randomly shutsdown and blows fan at full speed with no video output

Specs Model: HP Z230 CPU: Intel Xeon e3 1230 v3 RAM: 1x8GB DDR3 Non-ECC RAM GPU: Radeon HD 8570 NIC: Intel 82571 Dual Port NIC Storage: 1x128GB SATA SSD, 1X1TB 7.2k RPM HDD The problem It randomly ...

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