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Computer won't fully shut down

I built a gaming PC last summer and recently upgraded my processor. Since upgrading, when I shut off my PC the OS seems to properly shut down and my displays lose signal. However, my PC appears to ...
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Ultra fast boot does not work with Gigabyte z370 motherboard when second HDD is added

Ultra fast boot does not work when second brand new HDD is added. The following is my new built PC setup: Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 bits Bios: Boot mode: UEFI (Windows is in UEFI mode as ...
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How to boot with both Intel 750 and Optane P900 on a Gigabyte X99 board?

The system is using a Gigabyte GA-X99 Gaming G1 motherboard. I'm using a 1.2 TB Intel 750 as a data drive. I just got a P900 Optane to replace an older Samsung 840 EVO SSD. I cloned the SSD to the ...
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Boot m.2 SSD PCIe - Gigabyte mobo and B85M chipset

Is there a way I can boot in my m.2 SSD? I was able to recognize the drive in Windows and also start installing Win 10 on it, but I can't see how to boot! Hardware configuration: Mobo model: GA-...
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boot-device LED on Asus Rampage V Edition 10 motherboard and will not POST

So I just got an ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 motherboard and built my computer. This is like the 4th computer I have built, so I have done this a few times. I am having trouble getting the computer to ...
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Skylake Z170, U.2 and Sata - Lanes conflict?

I am building a new PC, based on the Intel I7-6770K and Z170 chipset, using a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare. I have a problem and could use some guidance whether this is related to lane configuration, ...
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RAID 0 - what happens if mainboard changes?

I had an MSI z77a-g41 mainboard with Ocz vertex3 raid 0 configuration. Yesterday, my mainboard stopped booting. It seems something is wrong with the mainboard because there is no video, no BIOS ...
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Boot loop after restart pc

Is there anyone who has an idea why my pc is keep restarting? Kinda disturbing when i try to intsall new os on new SSD . And every time i restart the pc either via the reset button or from the Windows,...
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Motherboard detects Intel 750 PCIe SSD only when I replug the card. Cold boot issue

I have a combination of the following hardware: Corsair RM-550 PSU, MSI X99S SLI motherboard, MSI 2GB D5 X GTX960 graphics and a Intel 400GB 750 Series (PCIe card). I'm booting from another Samsung ...
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upgrading to new board worth it (keeping old cpu) ? From SATA2/DDR2 to SATA3/DDR3

I currently own a AMD Phenom II X4 955 with a AM3 board (with SATA2 only and DDR2). I recently bought a Samsung 850 EVO ssd drive (250GB) for the OS. I know I'm not using my SATA3 SSD drive to it's ...
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Detect which is faulty between SSD and motherboard

Windows 7 started giving me some problems, like disabling the Aero theme, not letting me open the screen resolution options, etc. Now, I'm pretty sure my SSD (OCZ Vertex 3) is faulty, the S.M.A.R.T. ...
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Windows doesn't recognize SSD

I have a ASUS P5N-D motherboard and an SSD Disc OCZ Vector.I can see the SSD disc in BIOS, but Windows doesn't seem to recognize it. Why isn't Windows recognizing it?
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New SSD freezing on older motherboard (intel G31)

I have an ECS G31T-M motherboard running a Core2 Quad processor, 4gb RAM, Windows 7 32bit, Geforce 9600GT. Bought a Sandisk Extreme III 120GB (SDSSDX-120G-G25) and installed today. I'm outputting ...
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Install 2 PCIe NVMe SSDs in same pc

Am trying to install two PCIe NVMes in my pc with this pcie adapter (aliexpress pcie adapter) with second GPU PCIe slot. When I install both devices only one device (which is installed on motherboard'...
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Is Samsung 950 PRO M2 compatible with ASUS P9X79 DELUXE mobo?

I am impressed by the read/write times of the Samsung 950 PRO M2. I have a slightly out of date mobo: the ASUS P9X79 DELUXE. I do not see an M2 port listed in the mobo specs; however, it does have ...
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