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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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EVGA GT1300 doesn't power 4TB Dell SAS drives from its SATA connectors, but does when connected to Molex; Why?
I've been having problems with enrolling some SAS hard drives (on a ZFS ZOL system of mine).
I had an EVGA 600w power supply. I thought maybe it was that or cables. I replaced the cables, still had ...
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Damage marks on PC power cable/socket
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Yesterday i started to experience stable shut downs when playing Far Cry 5, which lead me to checking everything power related and thus discovering some sort of damage marks on both the ...
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Can a non-detachable USB-C charging cable from a laptop charger be extended?
I have an Acer Swift 3 laptop that charges from a 65W USB-C wall charger it came with. The cable is ~4ft long, but I need it to be a foot longer to comfortably reach the laptop on my desk. ...
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Are there different kinds of SATA power connectors, and if so, what terminology do I need to distinguish them?
I have two power cables that I'm trying to use to hook up multiple hard drives in an Unraid system. Both look superficially like this:
...with a 6-pin connector like this that goes into the power ...
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What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?
I am struggling to understand USB type-C specifications in terms of power supply,
It took me a lot to figure out about USB data bandwidth but now that type-C is used to charge mobiles I need to learn ...
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Powering USB Cable From Different Head
I Have a Mikrotik RB951UI-2HND router, and a Huawei E5577 Modem Wi-Fi with modded firmware so it can run without battery (directly from power source). So I want to connect the two together with USB ...
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Do I need to buy a different PSU?
I recently bought a 750W power supply with intent of using it for my 3070 gpu. When I installed it I noticed that the only cables left remaining where the ones in the photo below. Clearly I messed up. ...
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Lost 24 pin to 24 pin+2 pin(mini) splitter that came PC case, cannot use touch panel. What to do?
I'll preface this by saying that I don't know much about cables/electricity. I got this limited edition case called the InWin Tou back in 2014 and never got the actual parts to build a PC with it ...
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Dell T3600 Front Panel Issue
I am having the weirdest issue with a Dell T3600 I cannot figure out, and any help is appreciated. I know this is going to be long, and I appreciate the time anyone takes to read this and help me. I ...
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2x 4 Pin CPU cable in EATX12V
I have the be quiet! power 9 psu and the asus prime b450-plus motherboard I'm using a external graphics card and a NVME SDD so I guess it'll use 2 PCIe ports.
The manual says I have to plug in a 8 pin ...
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First computer build. Will not power on when connect CPU power cable
My 11 year old son and I have been building his first computer after he received most of the components for Christmas.
We have a MPGX570 Gaming Plus Motherboard (MSI) with AMD processor. When we try ...
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Which SATA power cable is standard?, and why are there 2 standards?
Pictured are two visually identical SATA Power cables, meant to connect to a PSU (the other end of each cable, not pictured, connects to a SATA drive). They're only distinguishable by the metal inside ...
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How much power output can an 8-pin to 2x 6+2-pin connector output?
A common cable included in modern modular PSU's is the 8-pin to 2x 6+2 pin. However, based on reading (such as PCI-e Power - Does 6 + 2 Equal 8?) an 8-pin is effectively the same as a 6+2 pin. If that'...
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How to replace my power supply safely?
If something is powered from a 9 V and 1 A supply, you can replace it with a 9 V and 1 or more amp supply. How would one calculate if it is safe to replace it with a less voltage and less amperage ...
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Using two 2-pin power cable together as 4-pin (CPU ATX)
My main-board needs 4-pin ATX CPU power, but my power supply (1000W) has two 2-pins. Can I use these two 2-pins together and how? Also, my power supply has 6-pin and 8-pin cables too.
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Powering 8 pin GPU with 6 pin + Molex
My new graphics card (XFX RX 480 4GB) has one 8-pin power connector. I have Z600 workstation which has limited PSU connectors, one 6-pin connector and 1 additional rail that connects my hard disk and ...
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6-pin PCIe cable for 8-pin PCIe graphics card (GTX 1070 for HP Z820)?
Forgive me, if this has been asked before: While researching I found countless similar threads, yet virtually all of them involved a weaker power supply unit (PSU) than the one I am using. So, just to ...
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PC's original power cable rated 13A/125V, can a 10A/125V cable be used instead?
A PC using an HX850 power supply (850W) had an original power cable rated 13A/125V but that cable is lost. (I know the original cable rating because I have other computers the exact same spec that ...
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Extending monitor power supply DC cable
I have 3 LG monitors mounted on my desk.
Two of those are barely reachable by the DC power cable: it is only 1.2m long and I need at least 50cm more for it to fit in my cable management system. So at ...
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Advice on repining molex 43025 20pin
So here's the deal, I've got a older ibm server and it only has 8 sas connections but supports additional 4 with additional board. Got the board, fairly cheap but the thing is the power cable is so ...
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PSU pop/spark with (0/1) set to 0 (off) and turning power on at wall
I've just built a mining rig with a GameMax 1350 Watt PSU, 4 rx570 8gb gpus's and 2 rx570 4gb gpus. Each gpu has its own dedicated power line from the psu providing 8+6 pin into the gpu, with 6 PCI-E ...
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Can a QuickCharge 3.0 or Type A USB charger charge my Nexus 5X just as fast as a 5V/3A charger? [closed]
I've got a Nexus 5X phone which does not support QuickCharge, but it does support 'fast charging' through a 5V/3A USB Type C charger.
Normally I charge it with a Type C 5V/3A charger, and a USB Type ...
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How to connect monitors
If I want to have 2 monitors connected and a laptop. Do I need to have VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort and Power cable in both displays? Or is it enough with only power cable for 1 monitor and all cables to ...
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How do I join two USB power sources without blowing anything up? [closed]
I want to have a portable battery that I can charge either with a solar panel, or with a wall outlet. I'm lazy, so I don't want to manually switch any cables to make this happen. Also, the goal of ...
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Power cord for laptop power adaptor with different vottage.
Greeting's, I have googled this question but the answers seem confusing without much explanation. I would appreciate if the community here solves this once and for all. :)
Real world scenario: My ...
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I plugged in a molex cable the wrong way and the power supply exploded. Did it kill my hard drive?
I bought a cheap kit allowing me to use a 3.5 SATA hard drive with a laptop, by plugging it in with USB. It still requires external power supply so I used an adapter that came with this kit but I ...
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Sparks when Touching Case with Thunderbolt Connector. Is this Normal?
I just got a Pegasus Promise2 M4 RAID back from repair. There was a problem with the power supply. Just before I connected the Thunderbolt cable, I noticed lots of sparks between the ground of the ...
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PSU requiring often cable change
I seem to be having a strange issue with my PSU that I use for my computer.
Long story short, I built my own computer about 1-2 months ago, and was having no trouble with it for about the first month.
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Rationale for oddly shaped SATA cable
Background: I have a commission to build a desktop and put some of my stuff on it, but I'm a software guy and new to the construction/configuration of hardware. I am not even sure how to check if ...
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USB 3.0 port as 20v power supply [closed]
I'm looking for a way to get the stated 20V 5A out of an USB 3.0 port to power an amplifier. Found power supplies but no easy USB 3.0 cable to DC power jack/connector (20V). Does it exist either or ...
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Can I safely put a PCI-E 6+2 cable into a 12v4 slot on Enermax 1000W PSU?
I have an Enermax Revolution87+ 1000W PSU.
It came with a total of 6 PCI-E 6+2 cables. (and some other cables, but that's the one I need information about)
The red 12v4 slot, which appears to be ...
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How to extend the DC part of my laptop power cable without experiencing voltage problems?
I use my laptop for extended periods on the mains in two different rooms of the house, and for ease of use I keep a separate power cable in each room. In one of the rooms I need to extend this cable.
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Does cable awg/amps matter for power adapter
I bought a longer cable for my surface pro 3 power adapter, the cable that goes from the outlet to the brick, and I noticed that the power adapter says it takes an input of 1A and the 22 awg cable ...
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Can I safely use a USB "Y" cable to power a small device?
Say I have a normal USB "Y" cable - female and male with data and power connections, and an extra male port with just power connections - normally used to draw extra power from an additional port on ...
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PC will only turn on if I position the PSU ATX power cable in a certain way
The past 3 days I've been trying to fix this issue. I just bought a new motherboard and CPU, but I've ran into a problem. My computer will not turn on unless I'm pulling/pushing/positioning the PSU ...
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Modular Power supply, using other types of modular cables?
I have a corsair cx600 modular Power supply. I ordered from a company corsair cx500 modular cable by mistake.( a 6pin male to 6pin male cable) This was so I could connect my new GPU, a small form ...
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2 GPUs with 6+8 pin connectors: does it help to use 4 cables instead of 2?
I am assembling a new pc and I reached the point where I need to connect the various power cables.
I have 2 graphic cards, each with 6 and 8 pin connectors. I understand I have to connect both for ...
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PSU has 2 PCI-e cables, and I don't know how to use their endings or if I need to use ONLY one cable
I've started to assemble my new PC and when I've finally attached my Gygabyte NVIDIA GPU (GTX 760), it needs some kind of PSU power, in the form of 6 + 8 holed socket.
So far so good.
My PSU (Cooler ...
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Multiple cable adapter setup not working - VGA to smartphone. All cables tested and work
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Pictured overhead projector setup does not work. #1 -> #2 -> #3 -> Phone. All cables are tested and work! The issue is the HDMI connection between cable #2 and #3.
With all other cables, the ...
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Possible short circuit after plugging a wrong cable?
So basically,I switched the power cable that goes in the monitor with the power cable that goes to my PC box since they look the same. My PC worked like that for 1 hour, untill I realized I messed up. ...
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Computer cables explained [closed]
I've noticed lately that places to learn about both power supply cables and also peripherals and fans aren't that easy to find.
There's very little information available that gives detailed ...
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Static electricity or PSU
I have a Desktop tower, 2 Monitors, a printer, a router and a set of speakers hooked up to a power strip.
The powerstrip is connected to a wall outlet (3 pin).
Everyday I switch off the powerstrip in ...
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PSU Connectors won't fit
I just bought a new PSU to replace one that blew up a few weeks ago.
Everything went fine except that none of the 4 detachable SATA and Peripheral cables that came with the supply will connect to it. ...
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How do I identify a compatible power adapter for my hard drive?
I just got this hard drive back but the cables have been lost. Getting the right USB cable is easy enough, but how can I be sure that I'm getting a power adapter that works with it? It says 12V/2A ...
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How can I wire my case fans to be powered by my PSU and not motherboard?
My case fans are plugged into my motherboard and I have no more slots for fans. I read from a source on yahoo answers I should wire all my case fans to a molex 4 pin adapter--and plug that directly ...
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PSU power cable length, and will my graphics card fit in my case? [closed]
I've decided to build a computer, this will be the first computer that I've built but I've done lots of research and have a list of parts which I will be ordering. I asked for someone to check my ...
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Electric shock with plugged in VGA cable [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why would I get an electric shock from a VGA cable connected to an LCD monitor?
Similar to this question I got shocked today with a new computer I just bought. How is this ...
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PSU cables long enough to reach motherboard?
Is there a definite way of knowing if your power supply cables will reach the ports on a certain motherboard? I'm buying a new motherboard and power supply online and there's no way for me to really ...
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