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    Question RAM Upgrade - windows 11 now boot looping in repair mode

    Specs: motherboard - ASRock Z690-C/ac CPU - Intel (not sure on model yet) RAM - CORSAIR Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4-28800) C18 Windows 11 My friend upgraded ram, he had 2x16GB and upgraded to 4x16GB. The two new sticks are the same, they both are c18 and have the same...
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    Question Ez Debug VGA Debug Light

    We built the new PC build on the test bench, got windows installed, installed new bios and updates, restarted, and everything was fine. Put it in the case, and when it starts up, GPU led's come on, fans spin, then the EZ Debug VGA light come on and the GPU fans stop spinning. Cleared CMOS...
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    Question Smoke came from PC

    Update: I have since got my PC working and hasn't had any issues for a day or two. The issue stemmed from something I did not mention in the original post; when applying the thermal paste to the CPU / cooler, I used a thin layer (though apparently not thin enough) of liquid metal. During the...
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    Question Smoke came from PC

    I recently upgraded my pc, I got a new CPU(Ryzen 9 5900X), CPU cooler(Thermalright Peerless Assassin SE), PSU(Seasonic Vortex 1000W Gold), and GPU (gigabyte 3080 water force AIO). The computer was running fine for about a week, (though the rad was jankly hanging by one screw because I couldn’t...
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    [SOLVED] 2nd SSD not in diskpart or device manager after system upgrade, B450-f Gaming Asus Motherboard

    My previous build was also built by me from scratch without a legit copy of windows, for both builds i've used the same keys from the following website (ive never read the rules here so if posting this violates something feel free to delete/sensor this or i will)...
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    [SOLVED] 2nd SSD not in diskpart or device manager after system upgrade, B450-f Gaming Asus Motherboard

    This right here seemed to do the trick! I assumed trying a different port other than 5 or 6 might be redundant but I guess it needs those traffic lanes for the NVMe on M.2_1 socket !(hopefully that's the right terminology/logic behind 5&6 SATA ports not working) Thanks for solving the issues...
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    [SOLVED] 2nd SSD not in diskpart or device manager after system upgrade, B450-f Gaming Asus Motherboard

    Hello, I recently upgraded to my system's motherboard, CPU, ram, and case. I have two hard drives SSDs (NVMe C: and sata SSD for extra games) and my sata ssd is now not available in file manager, diskpart, partition manager, or bios. I should probably mention that I didn't do a fresh install on...
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    Built PC not starting up properly

    After buying a new power supply unit (which was not the problem but i'm going to keep because its better) I pretty much figured out it was the motherboard. What the solution I found was very close to what Boosted1g had mentioned when I was trouble shooting it. There was a switch on the board...
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    Built PC not starting up properly

    I have tried different ram that I had from my old rig, no luck with that. I would like to be able to put one in the closest slot to the cpu but the cpu cooler doesn't give me enough room to do so. I also tried removing both hard drives with each plugged in and none plugged in with no change, and...
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    Built PC not starting up properly

    http://www.thewindowsclub.com/bluetooth-devices-not-showing-windows https://www.wiknix.com/solved-bluetooth-device-not-working-in-windows-8-1/ nothing to me makes much sense that i did to cause the issue, on the 2nd link one of the steps was step 5, which said to remove both passwords. i dont...
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    Built PC not starting up properly

    I built this PC myself. It has worked perfectly for a year with no issues until today. It has a Corsair CX750 Builder Series ATX 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Power Supply. It was not a built in PSU. I double checked the connectors that are attached the the motherboard. Thanks for taking the time to...
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    Built PC not starting up properly

    I have MSI Computer ATX ATX DDR3 1066 LGA 1150 Z97A GAMING 7 Motherboard Intel Core BX80646I74790K i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) ASUS GeForce GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 performance graphics GDDR5 2GB Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB 2x8GB DDR3 2400MHz PC3 19200...
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    PC stuck starting up in safe mode and won't go past when it says "safe mode" in all four corners of screen.

    I do not believe that the program caused the issue, more likely the safe mode is corrupted or something. The program put me into safemode, it auto pulled up the cmd prompt and entered a code then the pc restarted in safe mode. I ordered a replacement gpu (same model) and installed this one, same...
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    PC stuck starting up in safe mode and won't go past when it says "safe mode" in all four corners of screen.

    I downloaded the program called "Display Driver Uninstaller" because my graphics card that I just got would crash during PC gaming all the time. The program asked to restart my PC in safe-mode, and to click okay to proceed in safe mode which I did. When the PC started up in safe mode it stopped...