Recent content by Tom Vrankar

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    Question New MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk build has no video output

    The debug LEDs (that I called POST LEDs) sequenced through red, yellow, white, and stopped at green. The manual says this is "booting device is not detected or fail". On another forum they say this means that no device that could be configured as bootable has been found: in my case that both...
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    Question New MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk build has no video output

    Benchtesting (no case, no GPU) new MAG Z790 Tomahawk Wi-Fi DDR5 build. Don't get expected BIOS/UEFI screen on monitor. Installed I7-13700K (not F) with dual-fan air cooler wyed to mobo. Installed Ripjaws DDR5 kit in A2 and B2. Installed new, uninitialized, SSDs in M.2_1 and M.2_2. No SATA...
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    Question How to connect Crucial MX500 1TB SATA to Desktop

    With the Crucial connected as described, on power-on, the computer's disk activity LED flashes for about 3 seconds, and the computer powers down in about 5. There is no time to enter BIOS. A few seconds later, this process repeats. Until I hold down the power switch. With the Crucial...
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    Question How to connect Crucial MX500 1TB SATA to Desktop

    Just got the subject 2.5" SATA drive to extend the life of this desktop, installed it in an older (4th gen Intel) Gigabyte mobo on SATA port 3 (0=boot HDD C: and D:, 1=HDD F: and G:, 2=DVD E:). Used a new BestBuy 2' data cable. Connected power to 3rd (last) connector on power ribbon shared with...