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Looks like you were right. I found Corsair's PSU FAQ page, and as they say, "PSU cables are often tested to make sure that they are pinned correctly. When the cable passes the test, it is marked with a Sharpie Marker to show that is has been tested and passed." A bit dumb of me to have not...

If that's the case, have you seen them on your power cables before?

Okay, I won't try cleaning it with isopropyl alcohol. And I'm new to PC building, what's a custom harness? And how can I tell which pins are the first/last pins? Would it be the left-most or right-most pin on a particular side of the connector?

Hello, so I recently got my new PSU (Corsair RM850x) and was going to install it, but before I did, I noticed a shiny, oily residue on the ends of almost all of the cables that came with it. The color of the stains are a very darkish red. I tried rubbing it off with a dry q-tip, but it wouldn't...

Thanks for all the help you guys! Especially you @beyondlogic ! I'll take a look over all this info and do a bit of extra research, and I'll pm if I have any extra questions before buying.

And yeah, we already tried updating the bios, but no dice. It also says on the website too that the motherboard only supports 4 CPU upgrades: https://support.hp.com/nz-en/document/ish_4124804-1867679-16

Oh, I see. Thanks for explaining. I might go for that the regular atx variant then. And how do I tell if a case, cpu fan, and motherboard will work together? Or are the sizes all standardized and whatnot?

I'll stick to air-cooling; if a fan breaks down, it's no big deal, we can always just replace it. On the other hand, if the liquid cooling leaks, it could damage all the other components in his PC, and we'll have to replace much more than just the cooling system. And micro-atx? We're planning on...

I don't live near a Microcenter, so that's out of the question 😓. But thanks for the fan and motherboard recommendations. I don't mind the fan being overkill, it's still cheap compared to all the other parts. There's so many brands selling the b550 though, is there any real difference between...

Long story short, one of my siblings snagged a Ryzen 7 5700X3D and wanted me to upgrade his pre-built PC. Soon enough, we found out that we couldn't; even though his motherboard supports AM4 CPUs, it only allows upgrades to certain AM4 CPUs for some reason. Still, he's deadset on that cpu, so...

There was, alongside a list of all the other Lenovo devices affected by the issue: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t480s-type-20l7-20l8/solutions/ht508988 However, it doesn't address my concern of whether or not a sufficient...

If you're using Windows, this might be the issue: https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-fully-shut-down-windows-pc In the past, I've struggled with this issue too, until I found out that it was because my computer had fast start-up enabled.

I've been meaning to buy a used Thinkpad T480/T480s for a while because of its build quality, user serviceability, ubiquity, price, keyboard, and etc., but I've kept hesitating due to one issue: Its thunderbolt/USB-C firmware. From my understanding of it, apparently there's a bug in the...