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No POST screen, No beeps and No display
I have very old motherboard , CPU , power supply.
Motherboard : Gigabyte G31M-ES2C
CPU : Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 @ 1.8GHz
Ram : Transcend 2GB ddr2 800MHz.
Power supply : Tech-Com 450Watt....
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How to learn the maximum power usage of my laptop
Other people already asked this question, and were referred to internet tools to calculate maximum power usage, but I don't know how to get the information it wanted. For example, it wanted to know ...
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4
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Newly built PC powers off after 3 minutes...won't power back on instantly
I recently replaced my motherboard, processor, memory, and power supply. After powering up and running for approx. 3 minutes, the rig shuts down, like somebody pulled the cord out of the wall. It won'...
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1
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Computer doesn't beep when starting with only motherboard, power supply, and CPU. Is the motherboard dead?
I recently purchased a motherboard with my graphics card and CPU. After installing everything, it starts up, but there is no output. When I stripped down to just the power supply, motherboard, and CPU,...
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1
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My new motherboard Asus Z10PE-D16 WS doesn't start
I have purchased the following components :
Asus Z10PE-D16 WS
2 CPU : Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
2 Fans : Noctua NH-U12S
Power Supply : EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W GOLD
Ram : Kingston
KVR21R15D4K4/64 RAM 64Go ...
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No POST on new built desktop
I just finished building a desktop again and it will not perform a successful POST. No beeps or video either.
Since my goal is a successful POST, i removed all irrelevant hardware already and am only ...
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1
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Weird alarm sounding on my computer when under load, but no overheating
I am having a rather odd hardware issue and to be honest, I am not quite sure what is causing it. I have been building my own systems for over 10 years and have all kinds of qualifications, but this ...
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5 Beep Code on Gigabye B660M DS3H
I am trying to build a pc and it will not POST.
I am getting 5 short beep codes which for AMI should be a CPU failure.
The hardware is as follows:
Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4
Intel i3-12100f
Corsair ...
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1
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PC won't start. Not even to BIOS
I have a PC that’s just over a year old. Today, while playing a game, it suddenly shut down and I smelled a slight smell of something burning; no fire, don't worry~ After this “incident” my PC won’t ...
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Computer suddenly and completely dies then boot loops but next day is completely fine
Last week my computer unexpectedly completely shutdowns instantly, no freezing, no blue screen, it was as if the power plug was pulled out. It wasn't even doing anything intensive. It then booted up ...
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1
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Computer won't boot, possible causes? Motherboard or CPU [duplicate]
I have a old setup that I haven't used in a while. When I plug it in and turn it on, I see it light up for a second before dying.
So far I have tested the paperclip method with the psu and it works ...
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0
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New build won't start, but seem to have ruled out potential causes
I'm working on a new build, and have never run into anything like this before.
I hit the power button, and... nothing. No case fans, no CPU fan, no PSU fans, no sounds, no beeps, no POST, no clicking,...
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Computer boot looping for hours
I am facing a very odd problem, since a while my computer does stuck itself in a boot loop. At the beginning it was just 4-5 times then it was booting normally. Recently hours of boot loops was needed ...
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1
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Newly built PC won't boot 1st time
I've recently built a budget PC for my cousin and the parts are as follows:
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600
MB: Asus Prime B350-Plus
CPU cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2666 MHz (2× 4 GB)
GPU: ...
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Custom PC not booting and intermittently turning off / on
I'm building a custom computer with the following specifications:
Storage: Crucial P1 3D NANA NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
Memory: G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series 288-Pin SDRAM DDR4-3000Mhz
GPU: MSI GTX 1070 TI ...
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