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    Question Rgb header for motherboard

    I would exercise some caution here, the strip is going to be drawing more power than the MB wants to give... many "power supplies" don't like to be drawn higher than the rated supply.
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    [SOLVED] dead mobo?

    Howdy, Did you use the CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS. The manual is helpful here.: CLRCMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to...
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    Question TRX40 Aorus Xtreme shipped with no CPU Socket cap?

    Hi friends, Just a courtesy note to close off this thread: Amazon and Gateway have both come to the party to help replace this board. Here's hoping the CPU wasn't otherwise damaged! Perhaps in the fullness of time I'll figure out the Channel 5 point. I'm still not quite sure if this refers to...
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    Question TRX40 Aorus Xtreme shipped with no CPU Socket cap?

    Thanks for quick reply. 1. According to the MB manual, there is grey/black CPU socket cap underneath the CPU rail frame assembly protecting the pins on the board. The clear plastic "externel cap" was in place. I'll try to upload a pic from the manual. 2. Other specs: Bios: F4d (also tried two...
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    Question TRX40 Aorus Xtreme shipped with no CPU Socket cap?

    Here is a link to the MB manual with CPU socket cap which was NOT installed... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHKUIJjcYZfZey8FkTnrkSXdzujeyGa6/view?usp=sharing
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    Question TRX40 Aorus Xtreme shipped with no CPU Socket cap?

    Here is a link to the image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GyyV1-EhBxYJ31LXyaJaU_AzgFhwkSs5/view?usp=sharing
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    Question TRX40 Aorus Xtreme shipped with no CPU Socket cap?

    Hi folks, I've been chasing down a PMU Memory Training Error on a new PC build for deep learning work. TR 3960X TRX40 Aorus Xtreme RTX 2080 Ti Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 (4x16) (but also tried G.Skill RipJaws V 3600 and Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, same result) "Memory PMU Training error at...