Recent content by MorgoSTX

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    Question Looking for a compatible motherboard.

    Its an ATX case, but the dead board is a micro ATX...
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    Question Looking for a compatible motherboard.

    Believe its a Micro ATX (Pic Link)
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    Question Looking for a compatible motherboard.

    Have a dead (Msi H81m-E34) and struggling to find a compatible replacement. Any specific suggestions for a solid but not pricey replacement would be awesome!
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    Booting from new SSD

    Added a SSD to new Alienware machine and installed W10, system boots/runs from SSD ok. On boot, get the "select operating sys" for Vol-2 or Vol-5. [list] Bios-boot is set to "windows boot manager". Guessing bios see's the previous boot-sys on HDD? Have formatted the primary partition on HDD...
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    BIOS Boot problem SSD

    Update: After like 6-8 reboots with same config (double checking settings), it started booting from SSD, but would not recog the HDD, after several more reboots, it finally behaves as desired. Now copying files/docs/pics over to SSD, and will eventually reformat HDD, once reasonably confident I...
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    BIOS Boot problem SSD

    Got a BIOS boot issue I cant figure out...Help please! [list] Added a 250g SSD. Installed W10 from CD With old HDD data cable upplugged, sys boots great from new SSD (fast!) Reset BIO boot order, 1-SSD and disabled HDD from boot list With HDD connected get error “Insert boot media in selected...
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    2nd ASUS H110M-C won't boot

    Completely lost on this one... New build wont boot, acts like a dead PSU, done all trouble shooting guides, which pointed to mobo. Just got 2nd ASUS H110M-C and basically same thing..dead. I did breadboard the 2nd mobo and it booted and beeped normally. Mounted it in case and its dead, pulled...
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    Building a moderate gaming PC

    Have a 7 year old Velocity Express PC and thinking about salvaging the case and maybe mother board and replace most everything else with decent current components, thinking it would be a fun project. Thoughts or suggestions most welcomed.