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Will Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 fit inside Thermaltake Armor+ Case
I have this motherboard Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 CPU Quad Core
I want to Buy Thermaltake Armor+ case
With powerSupply Aerocool E85-700
Will those three work because i have put components from ...
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PSU is not the problem, is it the motherboard?
I think my motherboard is broken. First I thought the PSU was broken, but after I replaced the PSU, I only see that the cpu fan makes a little movement and then nothing happens. I also checked if the ...
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compatibility with modern motherboards? (ATX 12V vs EPS 12V)
I have the Seasonic S12-600 in my current PC, which I'm thinking of upgrading from its ageing s939 Athlon CPU to a Core i5-based system.
My question is whether or not my PSU is compatible with modern ...
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CPU fan stops on Atom-based mobo?
On an Atom-based Gigabyte GA-GC230D motherboard, after plugging some RAM, connecting a 90W PicoPSU and hitting the power switch, the fan on the 945GC chip starts spinning for a second... then stops.
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Is there a Internet PC Parts database? Like IMDB except it's about PC parts: motherboards, CPUs, Power supplies etc etc [closed]
I would love to have a central place where information about all PC parts are kept. Even better if the whole database can be downloaded as CSV and analysed using R or SAS.
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Can I use an ATX PSU, ATX case and MicroATX motherboard together?
I am building a new PC (my first one) at the moment. I have an ATX PSU and ATX case already, and my budget for new parts is rather limited. The only motherboard in my price range that does what I want ...
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Power cycles on/off 3 times before booting properly from cold start, no other issues (New System)
Relevant Specs: Sapphire 5850, core i7 920, Seasonic x750 power supply, ECS X58B-A2 mobo.
From a cold boot, meaning all power totally disconnected at the wall, the system will power on for less than ...
James
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Symptoms of a blown motherboard on server
I've got a server that has the following:
8x 1tb SATA hard drives (loaded into front - 3ware raid card)
2x 250gb SATA drives - OS installed (software raid)
3ware RAID Card
DVD Drive
2x network ...
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Power supply has 2-pin, 6-pin and 8-pin connectors, board wants 4-pin. Which one is right?
I bought a new power supply which has additional power connectors. There is 6-pin connector (3x2) which is labeled "pcie". There is another 2-pin connector which can be attached to the 6-pin and there ...
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What's the highest PSU wattage I can go for an Intel D865PERL motherboard (Pentium 4)?
What's the highest PSU wattage I can go for an Intel D865PERL motherboard (Pentium 4)?
I have an Intel D865PERL motherboard:
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d865perl/
with the ...
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Different sizes of Micro ATX
A Case says it allows for MicroATX, with dimensions 9.6in x 9.6in
but a motherboard is MicroATX, with the dimensions 9.6in x 8.8in. Will the motherboard still work with the case? as they are both ...
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Problem with Graphics Card, Power Supply or Mother Board?
I have a problem that is driving me to the edge. My graphics card periodically looses power for a moment, then comes back. Once in a while it takes much longer, like 5 minutes. I have always tried ...
Rick Siegert
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POWER SUPPLY for LGA 1366 sockets
I have just bought this motherboard: a TYAN S7002 (S7002G2NR-LE).
It's based on two LGA 1366 sockets for Intel Xeon 5500 series.
I am having a problem with it though. Apparently, the power supply I ...
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Is it possible (and safe/reliable/non-damaging) to use a 20-pin ATX PSU with a 24-pin ATX motherboard?
I have a reasonably-decent old 20-pin PSU which I want to use on a newer 24-pin ATX motherboard.
I see that the
ATX page on wikipedia
mentions that 24-pin ATX is backward-compatible, and I can find ...
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How to troubleshoot a computer not booting up when powered on?
I can turn on my computer and sometimes it will boot up just fine. After a while of use, days or even a week, when I try to turn it on, it powers up, in that the fans spins up, the power indicator ...
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