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So I had an issue where my pc wouldn't turn on. Pressing the power button (and shorting the mobo pins) did nothing The diagnostic LEDs didn't activate at all The only sign of activity was a brief blue LED flash when I connected power The LED causing this was hidden under a heat shield so I...

Hey, I need some help. I opened my Dell G15 5520 to clean the fan. But I couldn't get out the screws of the fan. I'm not sure how you say it in english, but when screws are wrecked and the screwdriver can't grip anymore, that's what happened. The screws were new, but very sensitive, guess I...

Hello hardware community, I recently built a couple PC’s a couple weeks back and 2 of them with the same case are having the same issue. Both PC’s do not boot/black screen, and only start with a screwdriver not power button. What do i do? Most components are a little used or brand new and most...

So i have downloaded warzone like my friends and i have tried to open it but it just doesn't work. Sometimes it just stops and tells me to start it again and other times its just this and does not do anything else. I have reinstalled it, verified the files, done internet settings, run it as...

Hello, so my PC started to have an issue when I tried to turn it on, when I turned it on it doesn't boot at all and gives me an error on the motherboard ( I checked the manual and apparently it's a CPU issue), so I have to force shut it down by holding the power button and turning it back on...

Good day, My MSI Pulse GL66 laptop isn't starting up anymore. I have changed the processor voltage offset by -70 and it worked perfectly and fine. I then read that the ring/cache offset should also be changed to the same value. I restarted my laptop and changed this as well within the bios...

COMPATIBLE QUESTION: MOBO, PROCESSOR, RAM... assembled rig not starting: connected the parts - a. processor-cpu to mobo b. heatsink-fan to cpu(connected-to-mobo) using DIGIFLOOR 10g Grey Heat Sink Compound Thermal Silicon Conductive Grease Paste for PC CPU GPU Chipset Ovens Cooling c. connect...

Hi everyone , yesterday I finished a completely new PC build with the following specs: CPU:core i9 10900k GPU:EVGA 2080 super black MOBO:AORUS Z490 elite (LGA1200) PSU:AORUS AP 850 GM (850W 80plus gold) COOLER: NZXT Kraken x73 RAM:G skill trident neo 32gb Storage: 1tb Kingston nmve m2...

New to the forum but hoping someone can assist. I recently built my first PC and powered it up straight away, no issues. I used it for a few hours the first evening again, with no issues. The next day (before powering back on), I installed a wifi adapter and attempted to power back up. It...

Hi! Today I just wanted to change the route of the 8-pin cables at the back of the case so it would look nicer and arranged (a little cable management). To do that, i had to disconnect everything from the PC. Then, I realised that I had to reinstall the graphics card into the slot because I...

Hello! I have a problem with starting a new computer based on the ASUS Prime B450M-A motherboard. Everything new. Computer components that could affect: AeroCool Retail VX-500 Plus 500W Western Digital WD 240Gb Green WDS240G2G0B HyperX Fury Black DDR4 DIMM 2666MHz PC4-21300 CL16-16Gb KIT...

Hi. need a little help..... Yesterday me and my partner installed a new CPU on our MSI h61m-p31/w8 motherboard it did have an intel i5 3470 and upgraded it to intel i7 3770k which we know is compatible, it ran completely fine yesterday for 6+ hours continuous use we monitored how hot it was...

Hi all, my laptop is not turning on, and on checking LED light diagnostics i am getting the following message(from e7240 user manual) The memory modules are detected but encountered an error. I have tried resetting both the RAMs and also tried replacing with a new RAM still i am getting same LED...

Hi, Guy's my PC is starting fan spinning but no display I checked my ram, graphics card, monitor, cables and Psu on my friends PC everything working good but I don't know what's causing my PC to not start I even clear the CMOS multiple times still no luck and someone please help me with this...

I'm trying to build following PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Jj4N27 Initially I've assembled MB, CPU, GPU, RAM, SSD, CPU cooler, PSU in case. Powering up PSU results in quick flash of decorative LEDs. I read advises posted here and decided to build out of the case. As a first step I tried...

So hello there. I had problem with my pc as the Title says. I started my pc. It was running like normal. Fans etc.. But my keyboard, mouse and monitor were off. They didnt even notice that pc was "running" and i somehow fixed it. I even thought my motherboard or PCU (power supply) is dead. So i...

cleaned pc which wasnt too dirty, i clean every 3-6 months or so. the only parts i removed were my graphics card, ram sticks, and some case fans (didnt remove them from the fan header on mobo). when i try to boot lights on all componenents are on, all fans are working, but it wont boot. my...

Hi guys, I know there are a few similar threads which I have already read. I also found this guide: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/perform-these-steps-before-posting-about-post-boot-no-video-problems.1285536/ which is very good. However, I still can't figure out why my PC is not...

Hi Everyone, Eveytime i play DMC 5 the game crashes my PC (Most of the times after Loading A cut-scene or Exiting the customization or Finishing a lvl) and the pc wont start up, it even not work, until i remove every cable that connected to it, and spam Power button then reconnect the power...

Hi, I think I made a little blunder with my rig. I recently updated the core of my old PC with and is now running the following setting: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/T6Kztg *there is some additional stuff like HDDs which I took over from my old computer. but I did a clean win10 install...

I built a new pc about 3 months ago. ASUS Strix B350-F Motherboard Ryzen 2600 not overclocked Kingston HyperX Predator RGB 8gb single channel ddr4 clocked to 3200mhz no voltage changes. EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 FPS Hyper K 600w 80 PLUS Gaming PowerSupply It was working fine then one day after having...

hello, i have an acer aspire v3-771 and it just wont start. if i press the power button nothing happens. i have tried getting the battery out and the power and then holding down the power button without results. i have also tried getting a different ac and power jack but nothing works. i hope...

Good afternoon! I built a new PC just recently and after assembling all of my parts, plugging it all in, I tested it. A small red light at the bottom right corner of my mobo was on, but nothing else was working. Fans did not turn on, just that solitary red light. I tweaked a few wires and I...

Recently i found an old laptop from 2007 and i want to use it as a secondary screen for my PC desktop. It is a fujitsu siemens amilo xa1526 When starting the laptop up, it booted, but then turned itself off. Figured it might be an overheating issue so i disassembled it and i found that the GPU...

My PC does not have built-in bluetooth so I bought a bluetooth receiver, I was able to connect my wireless headphones to my PC. The connection was successful however there is no sound. Is there anything I could do to fix this?

Hi everyone! I recently upgraded my PC and installed a fresh copy of Windows on a new SSD. I kept my old 2TB drive because it had a lot of space and all my previous content on it (I didn't remove Windows from it though). The problem is; I couldn't access anything from the Users folder...

Can you help me find a cheap motherboard that can support the i3 6100 and gtx 750 ti. Also needs to be micro atx. I dont care about aesthetics or leds just a simple cheap motherboard will do. Thanks

Hi, new user & non-english speaker here, so If I do anything wrong please bear with me. I have Lenovo L412. Suddenly when I am pressing the "1" key or even "Shift+1" on my keyboard it doesn't press at all but on pressing any key from "2 to 10" it automatically keeps on repeating "1s". Eg-If I...

Hello all, So I have spent a large amount of time troubleshooting this issue, and after achieving no success I'm resorting to forums. I have a Surface Pro 4 and am trying to connect directly to an external monitor. The two monitors I have tested are a Sony Playstation (CECH-ZED1U) and a Gateway...

Just installed new mobo and cpu and I get an overcurrent detected on USB device. Powering down in 15 seconds to protect main board. I have nothing plugged in at this point to USB. Help what could this be. It's a msi z270 m7

Hi. I'm a complete novice and don't really know much. My son is wanting to upgrade his graphics card to the GTX 1060,but I'm pretty sure his psu is too poor - Acbel pca022-ZA2G max 300w. Can anyone recommend a budget conscious upgrade psu for this graphics card and what else there is to...

For around a month now, programs on my PC have been crashing. These programs can be from explorer.exe itself, to steam, to steam games, teamspeak etc. It happens so often and i cannot pinpoint the cause of it. (Sometimes they crash, sometimes they stop responding then respond after a minute or...

Hey guys I'm looking to replace the motherboard and the case and psu for the dell xps 8700. It has a intel i7 4790 processor with a evga gtx 960. I'm looking to get a mother board and and new graphics card in the near future. How do I go about migrating windows over to my new system? If i...

At least on 720p?

im building a pc on black friday/cyber monday and was wondering if i should buy a gtx 750ti/r9 270(i dont mind playing games on lower settings for the time being) and wait for Amd's 20nm gpus or just get a gtx 970. So basically should i get a cheap temporary card that can play games decently and...

i built this system on june and it lagged on ultra at watchdogs but runs perfecly other games. my rig specs are i7 4770k msi z87 g45 gaming gigabyte r9 290 seidon 120v water cooling 8gigs of ddr3 vengeance low profile at 1600mhz 3000gb seagate barracuda at 7200rpm 725watts power supply...

I recently got a 6850. Now, I installed it on my PC following the reset of BIOS so I could reset all my overclocking settings. I started it up and it seemeed to run just fine. The BIOs loaded and it went on to the windows screen. After the four signs (windows 7) merged and it went to the blue...