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Computer Randomly Powers Off
A few months ago my computer started randomly powering off, sometimes I would get a few hours, sometimes a few days. I first replaced the power supply (PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II) which ...
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Building PC with old parts - Burning CPU Smell
Alright, so I'm trying to build a computer with some old parts I had lying around here. (which used to be a single computer already so they must be compatible if they were before)
At first I tried to ...
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If there is no CPU in the motherboard, will the LED still be on?
Sorry if my question may have been answered somewhere else, but my google-fu is kind of weak.
I have been trying to create a new setup recently. The PSU (700W) is known to work on other motherboards, ...
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Computer will not turn on after replacing CPU, PSU, and motherboard
I recently replaced the PSU, motherboard, and CPU after my computer shut off randomly. Now when I try to turn it on, I get no response.
I've tried:
Taking out the RAM
A CMOS reset
Swapping out the ...
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Boot up troubles, power related - system always stable once booted
I've got a system that's been causing me a lot of trouble over the last few months. Below is a somewhat lengthy saga of my experience with it but it should hopefully provide some thorough problem ...
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Is it possible to get a chain burnt of processors/mb?
The problem is as follows: I just got my dad's computer and have (had) a bunch of MBs, AM2 processor standing out.
His AGP slot had some problems and the computer refused to start with a video card ...
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4-pin CPU power supply connector inversion?
I am currently trying to boot an Intel D915GAG motherboard fed by a Corsair HX450W. This PSU has two 4-pin processor power supply connectors available. I tried booting with either one of these plugged ...
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MB with CPU and power supply - can be turned on but not off
Not sure whether this question belongs here, I hope so. I have just bought a motherboard and CPU.
I have installed the CPU, cooler and connected to CPUFAN on the MB. I have plugged the power supply to ...
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Computer suddenly shut down - won't start again
Last night my computer seemingly broke down completely. I wasnt looking at it when it happened, but I could hear the entire thing shut down. It was only idling in desktop at the time... Afterwards I ...
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Is there a Internet PC Parts database? Like IMDB except it's about PC parts: motherboards, CPUs, Power supplies etc etc [closed]
I would love to have a central place where information about all PC parts are kept. Even better if the whole database can be downloaded as CSV and analysed using R or SAS.
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