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At this point I am thinking of using a USB for windows. Low temp, no moving parts, and cheap. My MB supports USB boot. Any suggestions on brands of USB? of PSU? THANKS!!!

Hey Folks So it turns out that the 3.3 powers the bridges and RAM. The ram converts the 3.3 to something around 2.5, so it will run even if the 3.3 is off. But the south bridge converts to 3.13, which my 3.3 bus will not supply. The CPU is also under 3, but converts its own. So what is...

So here's the thing. The CPU draws from a dedicated 12V line, which seems to be ok. The problem is with the 3.3V line. So what is the 3.3V line supplying? Do the bridges, for example, work off it?

Hello to all I have a home-built system that has worked reasonably well for some years. Ie, I have had to replace components from time to time, but it is generally a workhorse. ASRock p4v88 MoBo, Pentium 3 processor. The other day I rebooted and -- I could not get the system to come back on...