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    [SOLVED] MSI MS-16K2 Powers on, then turns on immediately.

    Thanks for the insight. I felt that the issue at hand was beyond my paygrade, but I wanted to be sure that it wasn't something that was right in front of me.
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    [SOLVED] MSI MS-16K2 Powers on, then turns on immediately.

    I have an MSI MS-16K2 that powers on for a few seconds, sometimes the display powers on, then you hear the click as if you were holding the power button and it shuts off. I've heard that the battery could be dead so I opened it up, took the battery out and plugged in the charger and the same...
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    Question I Have 16gb of RAM, but only 7.9gb of it is usable? (JUST BUILT)

    We swapped it around and for some reason it worked! It's my friends pc and he lives an hour drive away, really appreciate the help. We spent some time googling around and nothing was helping. Thanks again.
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    Question I Have 16gb of RAM, but only 7.9gb of it is usable? (JUST BUILT)

    I have 16gb of OLOy OWL Ram, DDR4 3000 MHz, R5 1600AF CPU, GA-A320M-S2H MOBO Windows 10 on Silicon Power 500gb M.2. Does anyone know why the ram isn't working like it should? Is it a compatibility issue?
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    [SOLVED] PC fans spin up, but no boot. Just built the PC. Is the CPU Faulty?

    GPU, PSU, RAM are all known functioning. If CPUs are rare to be DOA, it's probably the motherboard.
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    [SOLVED] PC fans spin up, but no boot. Just built the PC. Is the CPU Faulty?

    CPU is in the cpu cooler, everything is plugged in correctly. Fans and lights spin up, but no post or beeping,. Could that mean MOBO or CPU?
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    [SOLVED] PC fans spin up, but no boot. Just built the PC. Is the CPU Faulty?

    Sorry MOBO: MSI B450M Bazooka, CPU: R5 2600 RAM: Corsair LPX Vengeance
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    [SOLVED] PC fans spin up, but no boot. Just built the PC. Is the CPU Faulty?

    If it lights up and fans spin up does that meant hat the CPU could be DOA or the motherboard? I know the RAM is functional.
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    [SOLVED] I can't delete a file, says it's running in a program. How to find which program is running it?

    It's a system file for an anti-cheat that I can't delete, i need it deleted cus it's a duplicate.
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    [SOLVED] I can't delete a file, says it's running in a program. How to find which program is running it?

    I need to delete a file, but it says it's running in another program. I went through task manager, then the resource manager, and searched up the file, and it says no program is running it. What do I do? I'm on windows 10.
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    Desktop items scatter everytime I restart

    My items scatter whenever I restart my computer. It looks like an explosion went off. Empty spots, its all over my desktop... ???
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    Case fan mysteriously stopped working?

    Was installing a new case fan into PC- Fairly old 120mm case fan on my side panel. I boot it up and the fan starts spinning, but it was caught on something and was hitting it. It did it for about two seconds and I turned the computer off. When I move the blockage out of the way the pc starts but...
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    What is a "knock out" PCI slot?

    Thanks for the info, i'll probably be looking for another case then
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    What is a "knock out" PCI slot?

    I was looking into buying a new case that offered alot of case slots and had a tempered glass side for cheap. I found this case for $50 that offered 7 case slots. I read the reviews and I kept reading this one term that I didn't understand, and I could never find the term anywhere else on...