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Power On Self Test, a routine that a device runs immediately after turning on.

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Acer Revo R3600 Won't POST

I powered off my Revo this afternoon to change the power strip, plugged in a second USB hard drive and booted it up, only to find the machine won't POST. It's been running happily as an HTPC for at ...
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Why won't my MSI Z90A finish POSTing if HDMI is not connected? [duplicate]

I just got new desktop built based on https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-Z790-A-WIFI with no additional GPU (for now) but relying only on Core i7 integrated graphics. Everything works fine when HDMI ...
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1TB Samsung M.2 SSD drive (less than 2 years old) just died after the recent storms. Now it will not post. What can be done? [duplicate]

I have a 1TB Samsung M.2 SSD drive in my machine. It serves as my c drive Windows 11 OS. It's less than 2 years old. After the recent storms in Dallas it suddenly will not even post! We eliminated all ...
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Asus/Intel NUC 12th and 13th Gen: The System BIOS has detected an unsuccessful POST attempt - Watchdog

Finding with NUC12WSv5 and NUC13L3Hv5, with BIOSs v0087 to v0092 and v0043 respectively, when hot restarting, come up with a "The System BIOS has detected an unsuccessful POST attempt..." ...
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New build - No BIOS screen, no POST beeps

So trying to build a new AMD based system, but having no such luck - the power LED and CPU fan turns on, but no POST beeps or BIOS screen. Specs and list of things I've tried below. Any suggestions? ...
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Motherboard no post issue. ASRock x370 Fatal1ty Gaming X

a new build, that I almost finished today won't post. After the push of the power button purple led's light up for a couple of seconds, after which they are replaced by blinking red ones. The lights ...
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ASUS Z170 stuck on boot_device error LED

I've just bought this motherboard, added PSU, CPU, RAM and turned it on (using on-board video for now). Lights come on in turn indicating it's checking CPU, RAM, VGA and finally boot device, which it ...
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How to get the actual URL a post/submit form redirects to?

As you may know when you submit data through a form you are actually accessing an URL with your submitted data included in the URL as the query strings. For example, if the form asks you to submit ...
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Not POSTing Without Graphics

I have a homelab with an ROG STRIX B760-I Gaming Wifi motherboard (bios manual), and upon changing the operating system it will no longer POST unless I have a graphics card. When there is no graphics ...
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BIOS USB Recovery for Lenovo Ideapad 15ALC6

I bought this laptop for cheap hoping to repair it. It came with solid lights on esc, caps lock and num lock. After doing some testing (display, power, other components) it seems that it got bricked ...
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Gigabyte Z97 D3H won't post after shutdown, fixed by RAM reconfiguration every time

My Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H motherboard has recently developed new problem. I works OK as long as I don't shut down computer but only put it to sleep. If I shut it down, the next time when I turn it on, it ...
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Identical RAM won't work, second pair

Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS Elite AX RAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 5600MHz CL36 Intel XMP (CMK32GX5M2B5600C36) I ordered another two, identical sticks of RAM last week, and they ...
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Harddisk SMART failure detected, turn off check on every boot

I have windows 10, updated to 1903 a few days ago. I have the Asus z170 motherboard and have three Hard drives, one an SSD which has my windows installed on it and another one is 1tb Seagate and ...
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System won't POST after BIOS upgrade (Asus z170-A)

After a "hard" power on (plugged in for first time) the "CPU" QLED stays lit and the device hangs. If I reset it, the CPU check passes and the "Boot device" QLED stays ...
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Computer not booting with single RAM stick. Could Dual Channel be required?

I have just recently ordered new computer parts. In the motherboard and CPU spec, only dual channel are specified. Does that mean my computer may not be able to post and boot normally because I am ...

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