Recent content by ap8330

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    Comp won't boot up, is the motherboard dead?

    Hello all, hope it's okay to bump my thread. I've recieved a mobo speaker and the beeps I hear are 1 long and two short. From what I've read, ASUS UEFI bios beep code of 1 long and 2 short means a problem with the display. However, 1) I get the beep code when I have no RAM placed and 2) I get...
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    Comp won't boot up, is the motherboard dead?

    @chase702 motherboard is ASUS B85M-G R2.0 LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. I'll be able to try a different PSU tonight. Even if I'm getting power to my CPU fan, PSU fan spinning and lights on my case, could the PSU be an issue?
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    Comp won't boot up, is the motherboard dead?

    @chase702 http://i66.tinypic.com/2rwl3rb.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/2njkl1l.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/3309pbr.jpg It's currently on the mobo box. I haven't connected any usb headers or fans other than the CPU fan. Both HDMI and VGA cords are connected though. @Calvin7 I didn't understand too...
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    Comp won't boot up, is the motherboard dead?

    I do not get into the BIOS. I should've clarified, my bad.
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    Comp won't boot up, is the motherboard dead?

    Hello all, I'm putting together a computer and I'm running into issues with getting and graphics on the monitor. I don't have a motherboard speaker (waiting for one to arrive) and I don't have another PC to try each individual part yet. So far, I get: - CPU fan spinning - PSU fan spinning -...
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    change settings on a laptop's monitor

    oops! fiddled around with the buttons on the controller and found that one of the buttons brings up the settings. thread can be closed.
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    change settings on a laptop's monitor

    I had a HP PAVILION laptop, either the DV9823CA (http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BQBkk3cYkfEJ:h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display%3FdocId%3Demr_na-c01399767+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) model or the DV9823CL (http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01411389).
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    change settings on a laptop's monitor

    Oh, sorry, I assumed wrong. I thought something along the lines of one size fits all. The controller board I bought says it's for a "LVDS VGA LCD LP171WP4." Thanks!
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    change settings on a laptop's monitor

    so I took off the monitor from my old laptop and bought some new cords and basically set it up as a secondary monitor for my computer. Is there a way to change the laptop monitor's settings to make the screen a bit darker/clearer? I don't have my old laptop anymore and it's really just a screen...
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    Difference between three seemingly similar Toshiba satellite 17.3" laptops

    Laptop 1) Toshiba - Satellite 17.3" Laptop - AMD A6-Series - 6GB Memory - 750GB Hard Drive - Jet Black (Model# C75DB7230) - AMD A6 (2.4GHz) - 6GB RAM - 750GB memory - AMD Radeon R4 (read that this was practically a tablet graphics card?) - ~$500...
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    Case Headphone + Mic slots not recognizing sound but motherboard mic slot recognizing sound.

    I am using an Apple earbuds w/ mic. I bought a 3.5mm 4 Pin to 2x3 Pin 3.5mm Headset Splitter Adapter and when I plug it into the front case headphone + mic slots, the mic doesn't pick up any sound. However, when I plug it into the mic slot on the back of the case (directly into the motherboard)...
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    Switch from Rear Panel Mic to Front Panel Mic

    Just to clarify, I purchased a splitter cable, am I still unable to use these earphones? and if only the rear mic jacks work, what are the front ones for?
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    Switch from Rear Panel Mic to Front Panel Mic

    I'm wondering if I can switch from Rear Panel Microphone Input to the Front Microphone Panel Input. Rear Panel Microphone works, but when I plug in my earphones (with a splitter) into the front earphone and microphone inputs, the microphone is recognized, but no sound is registered when I speak...