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Is my PSU fried?
My pc just shut off out of nowhere last night and won't turn back on. Today I have disconnected everything from it and only left the psu and mb connected, my (vanity lights?) And start button light ...
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Random hardware issues and hard crashes
So. I have had a battle going on with my aging desktop and stability.
Here is the original specs:
CPU: Intel i5 2500k , No overclock.
RAM: Corsair Vengance 1600MHz 16GB (4x4GB) Running at 1333 MHz....
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Replaced EVERYTHING on pc and still get regular crashes / lockups
I have been having all sorts of issues getting a second mining rig setup. The pc is very unstable and can run from anywhere between a few minutes and a few hours before it dies. When it dies the ...
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Computer power cycles every few seconds endlessly
Issue:
The system runs great under full load for as long as I need it to but when I leave it idle, eventually (usually immediately on screen off/system idle (not sleep/suspend just display off)) it ...
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Computer refusing to power on
I have been having some strange issues with my PC. Twice a day, the computer will just shutdown – no warning, just an instant black screen power off. Now, all the lights and such in the PC are on, ...
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Hardware Failure Cause for a laptop? RAM? MB? PSU?
I am currently working overseas, and have been dealing with a hardware failure on my laptop. The IT people suggest that it's probably the motherboard, but there are several variables I would like to ...
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New build shuts down randomly - insufficient power?
I have an ongoing problem with my new build shutting down randomly. It is very sporadic: it can be 5 times a day, or once in 5 days.
My temperatures are fine, I have tested the wall sockets and have ...
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Desktop will not boot, not even to the BIOS
My desktop, assembled back in December 2011, specs are:
Gigabyte H61M-S2P-B3 rev1.0
Intel i7 2600 3.4GHz
Kingston DDR3 4GB 1333MHz
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM
Windows 10 x64 Pro updated to ...
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How do I diagnose a hard Linux crash?
I have a home-built Linux server (Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS, Intel i5-3570K, 8GB RAM) acting primarily as a mail and web server. It operates in console mode only (no GUI). I will SSH to it now and then, ...
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computer lights up but then nothing
my computer was working fine today morning. then when i switchced it on in the evening nothing..the led near the lights up but thats its not beep sound or anything. even the fans on the PSU and ...
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Computer Freezing/Crashing While Gaming, I've Checked Everything, CPU or Motherboard?
MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)
Intel i7-2600k
NVIDIA GTX 980
16GB DDR3
EVGA 750W PSU
I've been having an issue when gaming. They're either crashes or hangs, whatever you want to call them. Both screens will ...
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Computer crashing about 20sec into booting (even in BIOS). CPU or Motherboard?
EDIT: we seem to have narrowed the problem to CPU or Motherboard. Is there any way I can identify the cause between these 2 without a spare part to test?
I was playing Minecraft for the first time on ...
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PC crashes with Power LED Blinking at 1 Second Interval
I have a "server" that recently has started crashing around once a week. I have yet to find a reason for the crashing but the nonrecoverable nature of the crash is unusual. The machine is standard ...
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My power supply/motherboard nightmare
Last summer I bought a broken power supply (without knowing of course) and put it in my computer. Turning my box on made one of my cheaper HDDs catch fire (I believe a capacitor or resistor blew) and ...
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