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Thanks. If things don't remain stable I'll give the CX450 a try. It seems to be running well now. I was amazed at what came off the inside with some compressed air. Dust sure does collect in these things!

Thanks. I'm suspicious of the PSU as it wasn't turning the side fan until I nudged it... Makes me think it wasn't putting out enough current to spool up the small fan. That or it was stuck with dust. Who knows??? I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days to see if the problem presents...

Thanks for the reply. I did exactly what you said with no luck. I then changed out the CMOS battery and she booted. I'm not sure if that was in fact the problem as the old battery had some life in it based on the lick test! Anyhow, I' managed to boot in, and gain access to the shared drive. I'm...

PSU: Corsair CX430M MB: GA-Z87N-WIFI CPU: i3 iirc RAM: G.Skill DDR3-1600 x 2 Hello All, I came home from a short vacation to find my NAS is not working. It's homebuilt, running FRENAS. When I hit the power button all fans spin and then stop after about 1 second. I hear the PSU fan starting...

Looks like you are correct. I pulled the CPU from another PC which works fine in the new build. Seems things start up and keep going. This tells me that everything works but the new CPU i3 is not compatible. Now to determine how to flash the mobo... Any help?

Hey Guys, I've just completed a very basic build that I plan to use for a NAS. Seems she wont power up... Gigabyte GA-Z87N-wifi Intel i3 4160 G.skill F3-1600C9D-16gxm When I hit the power switch, the CPU and case fans spin up for about 2 seconds and then stop. This repeats until I turn off...

Ok, So I'm having a bit of trouble... I have the new router set up and functioning as the primary router. Its nice and has better wireless speed. I am trying to configure the old EA6500 as the AP and I cant seem to enter its UI to make the changes. I have a direct line from my laptop to the...

I just picked up another linksys AC1900 which I will use as the primary router and I will move the old EA6500 to the AP. So I plug the AP into the main router or one of the ports on the GS116?

Fair enough! Would anyone care to make a good recommendation of a decent router to act as an access point on my network? I'm looking for something reliable but not top of the line to match the rest of my system. Affordability at a good price point. Again, it's mostly for my little Kids to...

I'm hung up on configuring the N600. It's set up with firmware from optimum cable and runs me through their UI. I need to restore to factory default but the reset pin is not bringing me back to stock...

Hi All, I'm trying to increase the signal of the wifi to the far rooms of my house so the kids can stream music at night... I have a cable modem feeding a Linksys EA6500. The EA6500 attaches to a netgear GS116 gigabyte Ethernet switch which handles all the peripheral devices in my house... I...

Hi Guys, I have 3 PCs in the house with various data on each. Music on one, Pics on another, videos on a third and random household data on each. I want to consolidate all my data and make it available to every PC in the house. I've run CAT6 and have a network switch so all machines are now...

Hi All, I am thinking about building up a NAS for media storage and consolidation of data which is currently spread over several laptops and desktops. I have near 4tb of data and would like room to grow. I have left over from other builds the following gear: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-wifi mini-itx...

Thanks Solandri, This answers my question perfectly. I do have an extra wireless router supplied by the cable company, which I stopped using when I added the AC1750. I will use this router in the basement and keep the AC1750 configured as a WAP on the first floor. The switch will still be...

Hi Guys, I need a little help here. I am expanding our home network to include an office and some more HT entertainment areas. My plan is to put the cable modem, wired router and 16 port switch in the basement. From there I will run Cat6 to all the locations I need (office, HT1, HT2, etc). I...