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    M/B Insulation for Peltier/TEC CPU cooling

    I was thinking of adding a TEC/Peltier in between the CPU and my AIO Cooler (peltier's cold side cooling the CPU, hot side of the peltier cooled by the AIO), but I was concerned about condensation, and how much the M/B has to be insulated so there won't be any shorts/damage to the M/B. I want...
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    Windows partition must have been screwed up somehow, I had to format the disk and reinstall Windows.
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    How I perfomed the updated: Downloaded the latest version from MSI Followed the instruction MSI gives (uncompress the .zip file to the USB, restat to BIOS, use MFLASH to update it) After the BIOS update "finished successfully with the 1st try", Windows won't boot and all I get is that no...
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    When I try to initialise it (GPT selected) I get: The request could not Best perfomed because of Android I/O device error. What now? Do I have to reinstall Windows or is there still hope that the Win installation could be recovered? I don't have any important files on it, I just want to avoid...
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    It's set by default to AHCI, I don't think it can be changed to IDE. The drive is recognised in the Disk Management in Windows 10, but it says the drive needs to be initialised. Should I try to repair the Win copy on the SSHD? Windows booted fine before the BIOS update.
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    SSHD* Yes I had installed Windows 10 on the SSHD, flasehd the BIOS, and then used an HDD with Windows 10 installed, which was working on an another PC. Note: This is a brand new build, all parts are new.
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    I tried using an other HDD with Windows 10 installed, and it ran fine. Any ideas?
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    MSI Z170 Gaming M5 HELP! Won't boot to Windows after BIOS update

    First of all specs: i5 6600k 2X4GB Kingston Fury X 2133 MHz DDR4 MSI Z170 Gaming M5 1TB Seagate SSHD Hello, After I successfully updated the BIOS to the latest version (1.6) via USB throught MFLASH (in the BIOS menu), I can only access the BIOS, but it says that no bootable device detected. The...
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    [Urgent] Laptop won't start after opening the case

    [I am listing the problem and the things I have tried, thanks for posting in this thread] Hello, I have a Lenovo G50-70 (Core i3 4005U, 4GB DDR3 RAM @1600MHz, Switchable graphics between Intel HD and AMD discrete GPU), which, after opening the case, it refused to start. All I get is: >Power on...
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    Help with installing Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

    I am not new, but I have been working around it for the whole afternoon (5+ hours) and I am extremely tired and frustrated. I'll better try it tommorow. Just let me know if they are any tips/special notes etc, and I'll reply to this thread whether it worked or not. Thanks for the reply btw...
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    Help with installing Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

    I have now deleted the Ubuntu partition and re-attached it to the Windows partition. Do you have any guide on using EasyBCD?
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    Help with installing Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

    So, I was trying installing Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS on my 128 GB SSD, I shrinked the Windows partition, leaving 30GBs for the Ubuntu installation (Note: I'm using Windows 10). I booted from the CD, and then made the swap area partion (512MB total) and the main partion (~30GBs total), continued, and...
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    RAID 0 with B75-D3H

    I am using Windows 10 Pro ATM, will I be able to set up a RAID 0 config?
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    RAID 0 with B75-D3H

    Because my Seagate Barracuda (500GB-7200RPM) has run out of space, I was considering buying an identical one and run them in RAID 0 instead of using them as individual drives. But I couldn't find any info on my M/B (B75-D3H) whether it supports RAID or not, and if it doesn't, is there a cheap...
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    Overvoltage from the grid causing artifacts?

    Needed a reflow. Thanks for your answers!