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Question about PSU's by
[email protected]
I bought a new bare-bones system some two months ago, and have blown
two new 400W PSU's now. I think I need to go for a stronger PSU.
I notice my M3A78-CM motherboard has a larger so-called 4PX20
connection plus another separate 4P square connection.
I pulled one of my old PSU's out of the close...
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May 3rd 09 11:13 AM
by philo
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How to clean the socket 775 heatsink + cooling fan? by
pg[_2_]
One of the company PC is located in the warehouse area, and that place
is very dusty.
So dusty that a lot of grime have built up in the heatsink + cooling
fan, and the CPU temperature is rising as a result.
In the process of cleaning the PC, I disassembled the cooling fan +
heatsink assembly from...
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May 2nd 09 09:10 PM
by John
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Which reported temps do I use? by
S.Boardman
hello I have just replaced my northbridge fan with a heatsink, and the
airflow around it is not so good. Kony said it should be OK, and I trust
him, but I want to keep and eye on the temps. I have installed PCWizard
2008 and this gives me a ton of info, but I'm not sure which temp is
which, and...
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May 2nd 09 04:36 PM
by kony
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A good book about computer hardware by
Ezechiele
I am looking for a good book about computer hardware, but not PC
hardware, I mean workstations, minicomputer, mainframes
--
http://www.itp-news.com, etc
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USB flash memory question by
ABC
I have a "gift" USB stick. Each time I use it I need to login with a
password. I want to be able to skip this step and get to the files
immediately.
Is there a way to remove the protection?
The login software is by "TODO". Can.t find this company on the web.
any help appreciated.
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May 1st 09 01:30 AM
by ABC
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Tools to measure flash drive life remaining? by
Burma
I've read lots of times that USB flash drives have a limit of like 10000
write/erase cycles.
Is the limit just an approximation and sectors simply fail when they
fail and there is no way to tell when that will occur exactly?
Or is there something stored internally by the manufacturer that says...
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Magic partition error 108 by
Sydney
When i run Pm8 i get on a friend's disk
Error #108: Partition
didn't end on cylinder boundary -- in PartitionMagic. (In my case:
ucEndHead expected to be 254, not 44.)
I know Fdisk remove this error but it also erases everything
Is there any other mean to cure it ?
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April 30th 09 08:53 AM
by Sydney
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Molex Switch by
Tux Fan
Were I can purchase a molex DPST (Double Pole, Single Throw)
switch that will power off both the 12V and 5V power?
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PSU load levels? by
GT[_4_]
Is 272w too much continuous draw from a 300W power supply?
Would 272w be too much draw from a 350w PSU?
What percentage load is 'best' for a PC PSU?
Intel Core 2 e6400
motherboard - asrock (4coredual)
2 sticks DDR2
2 sata hard drives
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Power Conversion Electronics by
pg[_2_]
I just purchase a Silverstone Power Supply Unit (PSU) for my PC.
I am amaze with the PFC (Power Factor Correction) rating of over 0.96,
which, according to some indicators, means it's 96% efficient. (4%
wastage as heat).
Since it's a new unit I dare not to open up the PSU to see what type
of...
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Hardware help on vintage IBM 5110 disk drive by
sinoth
Heya all, I apologize if this is the wrong group for vintage hardware,
but I couldn't find a better one. If there is a better group for this
please point me in the right direction :)
I have an ancient IBM 5110 complete with disk drive, picture here :
http://sinoth.net/img/5110.jpg
The problem is...
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LCD tests / reviews by
mihal
I'm looking for trusted websites with LCD monitors tests / reviews.
Thanks for help.
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April 25th 09 07:33 PM
by UCLAN
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Problem with USB-Hub: USB-Hub voltage above standard. Please deaktivate USB-Hub by
Michael Schudel
Hi guys
I have the following problem that my Win XP SP2 PC tells me that USB-Hub's
voltage is above standard and I should deaktivate it. The result of this
problem is that that my USB mouse doesn't work anymore except I restart the
PC and then it works until the same problems occurs again.
PS:...
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siemens motherboard SLOT1 bootblocks! by
[email protected]
siemens motherboard SLOT1 bootblocks!
HI!
I tried to turn on this MBO, and firstly it wasn't successful, but
after changing on/of functions of configuration menu installed as
hardvare on MBO, now it works but it's showing some RECOVERY screen
with BOOTBLOCK 0.99E.170...or something like that...
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ATI HD 4830, 4850 stream processors by
GT[_5_]
Can we make an HD4850 from a HD4830 card?...
It is clear to see from simple photographs that the HD4830 and HD4850 cards
use the same circuit boards, layout, cooling fan etc. The 4850 has 800
stream processors and the 4830 has 640. I ready recently that some 4830s
were released with a...
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Replaced NVidia with ATI = bad! by
GT[_4_]
Replaced the old NVidia 7600GS with a Sapphire ATI HD 4830.
Windows works perfectly, but games are screwed up. I have used TrackMania as
a test and there are visual artifacts (traingles and blocks of colour) all
over the place. The game is unplayable. If I didn't know better, I would
blame...
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Computer slows to 1% speed randomly and at startup by
the_tool_man
Hi all:
System: Dell Dimension E510, Windows XP SP3, 2GB Ram, purchased new in
2005.
Several days ago, my computer started randomly slowing down. Task
Manager indicated the CPU was at 1% or below. During these slow
periods, something as simple as refreshing the desktop icons could
take 5...
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How is fan speed controlled? by
the_tool_man
Hi all:
I have a Dell Dimension E510 with thermal management issues, It
periodically slows down to about 1% of normal speed for several
minutes. It has a variable-speed case fan sandwiched between the
front of the case and a large heat sink on the CPU. I have spent the
better part of two weeks...
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just a bit of fun by
darklight
regarding the post sent by muzician21 on 09/04/2009 about
Suggestions for Core 2 Duo systems that use PCI - not PCI express
why don't people download the 'benchmark designed by Australian PC User
magazine' web address http://darrenyates.com.au/?p=573
then post their results just to see what the...
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April 22nd 09 10:48 AM
by Andy
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