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How to know by which method did my system boot?
Is there any way of detecting as to whether my system started by manually pressing the power button or did it start because of a Wake-On-LAN packet??Can i store this value somewhere and use it ...
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CPU Overheating at boot
I've had this trouble for months but this time got further and senseless.
I have a DELL Latitude E6410 4GB Ram 2.40 Ghz and no battery only cord power source.
I've already had this problem before and ...
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Computer wont start (even to bios)
My laptop (Lenovo G580) just wont start. I can't enter even to BIOS.
With power supply everything is OK. I tried to boot w\out battery. Nothing changes.
RAM: 4GB.
laptop is Not overclocked.
I also ...
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Are these problems symptoms of a broken motherboard? [closed]
I've got a Latitude E5500 That has been apparently been sitting in a box for a few years.
Lady gave it to me, said it would never boot up. As I suspected, the bios battery was dead. I yoinked it out ...
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When modern computers boot, what initial setup of RAM do they execute, and how does it exactly work?
I know the title reeks of confusion, and some of you might assume I am just wondering about how the computer boots in general, but I'm not. But I'll sort this out for you people now:
1.Onboard ...
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How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage device in to RAM upon bootup, if RAM supposedly already contains bits in capacitors?
This has been on my mind today.
If RAM's ICs contain bits stored in capacitors sitting there, how can you pull bits from somewhere and put them where something already is?
For example, on bootup, I'...
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Computer hung, when restarted, stated in BIOS that the CPU clock was decreased from usual clock/speed
At random times, while in idle time or gaming, the computer hangs, no mouse cursor movement, no BSOD.
I then use the restart button on the computer.
When restarted and entering the boot screen, the ...
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Enabling unleashed mode failed
I'm trying to unlock 4th core of AMD Athlon II x3 450 CPU on Asus motherboard and American Megatrends BIOS. However, after I enable Unleashed! mode in BIOS, and restart computer, the monitor doesn't ...
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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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No POST / BIOS after CPU change
I tried to upgrade my PC with a CPU change. The motherboard is a Gigabyte P35-DS3L, the old CPU is Core 2 Duo E6550, the new one is a Core 2 Quad Q9400.
I had to to take out the graphics card and two ...
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Limiting RAM and CPU cores
I want to limit the number of CPU cores and RAM which the OS sees. Is there any way of doing this in BIOS ? I tried changing the grub file with maxcpu parameter. Is there something which I can do in ...
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