Questions tagged [cable]
In electronics, a cable is 1 or more wires (fibers) bound together and running parallel to each other such that larger amounts of data/current can be transmitted at faster speeds than would be accomplished with a lower amount of wires. A cable can refer to an audio, visual, data, electrical or any other numerous types of cables.
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Unable to Find Issue With New Network Setup
can someone find or guess whats wrong?
Equipment:
ISP CPE - Huawei HG8145V5
Switch in Office - TP Link TL-SG108E
Switch in Bedroom - TP-Link TL-SG105E
Wifi Router in Bedroom - TP Link Archer C20 (...
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Ram Installation and Cable Management
So I just upgraded my laptop’s RAM spec from 4gb ddr3 to 16gb ddr3(max). Everything went smoothly there’s just a slight issue…
Speaker cable ON RAM
This cable that connects the speakers, has been ...
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Headphone cable connection adapters [duplicate]
Using a four pole headphone cable with a television which has a three pole jack. Can I use this four pole cable with a three pole television headphone jack? Will it work?
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What is the purpose of this cable in a liquid cooling server?
I found this cable (marked in red) in a Dell liquid-cooling server (R760 Rack Server) but have no idea what it is. This cable is connected to the cold plate (indicated in the figure below), but I don'...
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Can I swap the power cables for the motherboard at the PSU socker?
The last time I built a PC was when the Pentium was the new hotness. However, I have decided to build my own instead of buying a new PC.
I'm a bit confused with this modular power supply cable ...
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What type of cable is this (optic fiber) connecting to router?
I bought an ASUS RT-AX86U Pro and want to use it instead of my ISP router.
The problem is that the cable in the image below is connecting to my router, and the ASUS one has no input for such cable:
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How to DIY split SATA to two USB 2 ports?
Edit: The short answer is that you cannot connect SATA to USB straightly or without a proper conversion. There are 'common' chips in market which in circuit with a transistor and couple of resistances,...
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How to disable the shield in shielded Cat8 ethernet cable?
I recently installed shielded Cat 8 ethernet cable in my house during unrelated renovations due to water damage that required opening up the walls. The electrician also installed shielded RJ45 Cat 8 ...
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PC keeps rebooting before displaying the login screen and then works fine
It is a homemade PC that is already a few years old (without problems).
These are the parts used:
Mainboard: ASRock B450 Steel Legend
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO
Power: ...
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If my GPU has 1x HDMI 2.1 port and my monitor (Full HD 100 Hz) has HDMI 1.4, what kind of HDMI cable should I get?
Asking because I genuinely am not sure and I don't want to waste money. If my GPU has 1x HDMI 2.1 port and my monitor (Full HD 100 Hz) has HDMI 1.4, what kind of HDMI cable should I get?
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How do I know if my RJ45 socket is compatible with CAT5e cables?
I have three, around 16-year-old RJ45 wall sockets in my house, and they were not used in more than a decade (I used Wi-Fi instead). I checked the cables in the wall and they are Cat 5 type, which ...
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Connect external LCD monitor with only 2 Display Ports to Laptop with only HDMI output
I have an LCD monitor with 2 DP inputs only and a laptop having 1 HDMI output. I know it can't directly connect via single cable or HDMI-to-DP converter but via an active adapter.
I also have type-C ...
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How can I get full speed internet/Ethernet access to all rooms of my apartment
I have a 4 bedroom apartment and every person in those 4 bedrooms has multiple devices they want to hardwire such as desktops, Xbox, PlayStation, and laptops. Each person has 2-3 devices they want ...
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Is my cable or iGPU at fault here?
I have a 1440p 240Hz monitor and I would like to fully utility the refresh rate at the monitor native resolution.
I have a Ryzen 2500U CPU with Vega 8 iGPU integrated.
I have a bit older cable ...
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USB to USBC only for one device?
Can products be made such that only the cable they provide will charge it?
I have a baby sound machine, which has a USB to USBC cable that the company provides. It's too short and I've tried other ...
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