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    How do I update firmware for a seagate hdd on a z170 motherboard.

    I don't have a IDE mobo. The HDD has parking header issue.
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    How do I update firmware for a seagate hdd on a z170 motherboard.

    Motherboard: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-PRO-CARBON.html HDD: ST3000DM001 When I tried to update the firmware, the software in DOS window complain no driver can be found. I googled around and it seems I need to switch sata control to IDE mode from AHCI. However these new...
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    no fan passive cooling on i3 6100

    with fan, cpu temp reach 50 under load. without fan, cpu temp reach 63 under load. Is it consider acceptable?
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    Asus Z170-e RAM works on A2 but doesn't work on B1/B2 when video card is installed.

    new system: OCZ 600W PSU EVGA DDR4 3000 ram 8gb * 2 i5 6600k asus 710-e The interesting part is when I install one ram on A2 and B2, every thing works fine with stress testing. Now after I added video card: HD 7770, the stress testing failed. And I removed ram from B2, stress testing went...