Questions tagged [motherboard]
The motherboard or mainboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system.
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Combining more than 2 GPUs for gaming
I have seen rigs for multiple GPUs used for training AI, crypto mining, and password cracking, and I'm wondering if something similar could be done for gaming?
In trying to research this on my own, ...
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What is the point of motherboards having M.2 slots instead of PCI-e slots? [closed]
I've been pondering this for some time now, and I just can't figure it out. An M.2 slot on most contemporary motherboards is just a PCI-e x4 slot in a different form factor, and a much more ...
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Can computer components be damaged if they stay off for a long time?
I want to know if computer components can be damaged if they stay a long time off?
For example, if a good working PC stay off for some years, this can damage for example the motherboard or RAM ... or ...
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Notebook CPU upgrade: Pentium to i7
I have an old notebook and I'm considering to upgrade the CPU. My current setup is:
Product Name: Notebook Gateway NE56R
Motherboard: Q5WVH LA-7912P, rev 1.0
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM77 Express | ...
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Internal Compiler Error: Segmentation Fault
I am getting the following error every time I try to build or make a package:
In file included from /usr/include/gz/math7/gz/math/AxisAlignedBox.hh:25,
from /home/jjayalekshmi/gz-...
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press F1 to boot after restart (920-fan command 2 pin connector from power supply not connected)
setup: old HP d530 SFF(DK907A) Pentium4, running Fedora 8, power supply 500W HPQ-500BR-H12S, HP P6B580 motherboard (I will attach some photos as well)
problem: I have to press F1 to boot after PC ...
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Changing BIOS from PEG to IGD made it impossible to enter BIOS
I have a CPU Intel 10400. It has integrated graphics.
I've been using that iGPU for years, with two monitors plugged into motherboard (using HDMI-HDMI and VGA-HDMI cables) until I recently bought RX ...
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2x4, for ATX PCIe socket same polarity as VGA 6+2 socket?
I have an FPGA that I would like to connect using PCIe to a host computer. This FPGA board, the VCK190, has a power socket for PCIe.
I have a PCIe power cable with the typical VGA 6+2 interface. ...
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Old ish motherboard not booting from nvme
I recently bought an nvme drive and attached it to my asus P8H77-I motherboard via a PCIe-NVME (or PCIe-M.2, not sure what the proper name is) adapter. I did this in an attempt to replace the HDD that ...
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RAM installation and cable management: Is it safe for my speaker cable be under or on the RAM?
I just upgraded my laptop’s RAM spec from 4GB DDR3 to 16GB DDR3 (max). The laptop is an Acer Aspire E5-576. Everything went smoothly there’s just a slight issue…
Speaker cable on RAM
This cable that ...
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Detect the origin for my computer's problems, probably hardware-related
In the past couple of weeks my computer shows more and more problems. I think it might be a hardware problem, since most of my setup is 13 years old and it worked before with the same OS. However, I ...
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Can I leave a graphics card inserted but with power disconnected?
I'm not ready to pull my ancient graphics card out of the slot yet, but I want the PC to ignore it completely and use the iGPU solely due to booting and GPU initialization order issues. (And no, I can'...
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How can I increase the shared VRAM on an MSI motherboard with dedicated NVIDIA GPU?
I do extremely heavy tasks in Unreal Engine, so I want to give my PC the maximum amount of VRAM (something like 60 GB) so that leftover RAM will only be enough for OS start. I also have large and fast ...
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Standard PSU (on HP G1 600 SFF) power adapter to modern 24 pin motherboard
I would like to put in a new motherboard in my system and was wondering if there's an adapter for the current PSU from HP (which seems to have 2 six-pin connectors, and 1 four-pin connector https://...
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Is it okay that the power LED blinks 8 to 9 times as soon as I press the power button and then stays on steadily? Motherboard: ASUS B460M-A
I recently got an Asus B460M-A. (The one that only supports 10th generation Intel). It worries me because as soon as I press the power button, the power LED flashes quickly 8-9 times (no video here), ...
