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How to update BIOS on computer that won't boot up?
My son is building his first PC with my assistance, and we're running into an issue where the PC will not boot up into POST. No signal on monitor, no beeps or POST codes. CPU fan and system fans are ...
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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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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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Why doesn't my i3 6100 CPU work with gigabyte motherboards?
Short story: Bought gigabyte H170M-DS3H, i3 6100, 8GB RAM. Both Windows and Linux would freeze on boot. Borrowed ASUS motherboard; Linux worked fine on that. Returned faulty gigabyte H170 motherboard, ...
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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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Does BIOS need to be loaded into main memory to be executed by CPU?
Wikipedia says
Originally, BIOS firmware was stored in a ROM chip on the PC motherboard. In modern computer systems, the BIOS contents are stored on flash memory so it can be rewritten without ...
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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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Getting an AMI BIOS error beep code although the PC seems to work perfectly fine
I have a problem with a brand new Spectra PowerTwin desktop PC.
Sometimes when booting, I get a 5x short-beep error code¹, but I don't know why as the PC seems to be working perfectly fine.
The only ...
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Computer takes abnormally long to POST, boot, or power off
Last night I entered my computer's BIOS to mess with the OC settings on the CPU a bit. Upon saving and booting I encountered a BSOD. I reset and rolled back the changes, however the time it took to ...
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CPU Over voltage error after updating BIOS
I have a problem with my motherboard.
I updated the BIOS on my Asus P8P67-M to the latest version(3703) after this when rebooting my computer I was shown a message telling me that there is a CPU Over ...
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May RAM failure made no beep?
Several days ago, I added some more RAM to my PC (4x2 to 4x2+2x2) from my old PC. They worked before, i never had any problem with those modules. My motherboard supports up to 16gb on 1066MHZ, 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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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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Intel server not booting with dual processors
I've bought an intel S2600WF server. At first, I put two Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors into the server, but then it got stuck on the initialization screen after "Memory initialization complete. ...
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