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New desktop won't POST

I've just built a PC, and for some reason the motherboard won't POST and boot the OS. I can hear/see everything get power and but nothing happens. I have pulled the RAM to see if it's bad and it ...
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Can a water damaged motherboard or power supply ruin a functional CPU?

I found half of a desktop on the side of the road the other day. It included a 430 watt power supply, DVD r/writer, ASRock B250M-HDV motherboard, Pentium g4560 CPU, as well as a case with both side ...
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What parts do I need to RMA? I made a TON of careless mistakes upgrading. Motherboard fried for sure, not sure what else [closed]

Ok, so I have a asrock extreme3gen3, core i5, 5 case fans, 2ssd, 2hdd, 1cdrom. I have screwed up so many times doing this upgrade, I need some help sorting it out. I had a 560ti which I overclocked ...
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What do i do about this? Motherboard Error

Ok, I have this motherboard that is old and I dont even use. But I play around with it sometimes. I got it out today and found this...What do I do? This cord or wire thing (could you maybe inform ...
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Intel Server Board S3420GP fails to boot with video connected

Building a new system using an Intel Server Board S3420GP motherboard and an Intel Xeon X3440 processor. Before installing this motherboard into the chassis we want to test that it will actually boot ...
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Computer died after pressing reset button, DRAM Led stuck on

yesterday after a long gaming session I decided to quit the game and my PC stuck at the exit screen, I couldn't move my mouse pointer, ctrl+alt+del didn't didn't work and out of frustration I decided ...
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Custom PC with ASUS Z87-PRO locked in POST loop

I have built this custom PC with an ASUS Z87-PRO 4 years ago. I have been using it since without much problem. I have upgraded some components over the years like the hard disks without any issue. ...
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boot delay on POST on Intel DG43GT board

My computer stays at POST for about 20 seconds. Normally this should be 2-3 seconds. Note I am talking about BIOS POST state. NOT Operating system booting state. After this 20 seconds Grub boot menu ...
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P.O.S.T issue and keyboard failure

I have bought an 4core1600twins-p35 motherboard a few month ago and am only testing it now. When i plugged it in, the keyboard light automatically turns on. and when i boot computer it freezes right ...
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New build won't power up

I just finished putting together a new build, and nothing powers up (no power LED, no fans, nothing) , except for the STDBY LED on the motherboard. It is a micro-ATX motherboard. I tried the paper ...
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PC won't post after every power outage

I moved into a college dorm a few days ago and whenever I leave the room I have to take my student ID with me, without the ID in its place the room loses power. I had to learn the hard way that this ...
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ASUS motherboard keeps restarting, CPU and DRAM POST LEDs flashing

Seeking help for motherboard ASUS ROG Strix z370-e gaming, which suddenly stopped working. Just to be clear, this is not a new build - my PC has been working flawlessly for a long time and last ...
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The relationship between POST and BIOS after power-on

During a discussion, I was told that the POST was part of the BIOS, and so, it is the responsibility of the BIOS to set up everything (self tests and all) I was reading the intel manual... http://...
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Computer used to work with 16Gb of memory, now only works with 8Gb

I have a rather puzzling problem, my computer used to just work for many years but now it refuses to even pass POST. Trying to narrow down the problem, I figured out that by removing two memory ...
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Reduce BIOS Post/Enumeration Lag Due to Multiple HDDs

With ONLY my lovely NVME plugged into an x4 PCI-E slot, I can post/enumerate and boot within about 12-15 seconds (which is a bit slower than I'd like, but faster than the win 95 days =). However, I ...
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