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i've been running home made xeon render farm for about a year now and i've been having cooling issues since day one unfortunately i fall in too the group where i can't afford rack mount servers to add a cooling solution too so mine are just large boxes from what …

where do i go in my computer to find out what my current power supply is? whats the max it can handle, etc....

This is not a question, I just want to share my expirience - who knows - maybe somebody Google's it out, and then find it usefull... A week ago (or a few days more) I've had a problem with my computer: it was restarting all of the sudden without any …

Hello, just a quick question. I've a blown A-Open FSP250-60GTA power supply, and am of course looking for a replacement. I'm basically new to power supplies and I'm wondering, will i need THAT exact model before my PC will run again?

When i switch my pc on it doesnt do anything. The only thing that happens is the cpu fan moves about 4milimeters but then dies? I have disconnected hard drive, cd drives etc and even taken the RAM out. Anyone know of any solutions or causes. It has been working …

Just installed a new heatsink and fan, when i first plug the mains cable in the cpu fan spins for less than a second then powers off again but to get the fan to spin i have to take out the mains lead. any ideas why it does this?

How do I do it? I tried to do it through the command prompt, didn't work, somebody told me I can't do it through the command prompt because XP is already running. Am I supposed to give it the command before XP starts? If so how do I do it? …

Hi, i got this computer like 6 months ago. i got it from [url]www.ibuypower.com[/url] when i first got the computer, the fan didnt work, until yesterday my friend came over and told me that the professor will get burned down if the fan does not work. today, i called ibuypower …

Hello Every one, I've a user's computer running windows NT and Baskspace key is not doing any thing. Any advice is appreciated. Sai

Hi guys...it's time to do a little spring cleaning to the insides of my computer, and my question is about using presurized air to blow off the boards. A friend of mine who worked building PCBs for a major corp. tells me that I run the risk of creating static …

When I built my PC, and had everything hooked up, I tried to use both my optical drives and got a BSOD talking about a Machine Check Exception. Disconnecting one of the drives solved this. I looked around and discovered it is because my power supply is too small. However, …

My pc makes a lot of noise. It is bearable but when I play games or view movies its unbearable and when I switch it off it feels like you have found paradise! Why?

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I do have 11 computers and I am having some power problems it goes on and off so I have decided to buy a 2000 Watt Ampere Accumulator.. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]What I need to know is that is there anyone who knows how much electric power does …

Does anyone know if you're running a mother board with PCI express support, is it absolutely necessary that the PSU have a 24-pin power adapter? I'm not sure if this a requirement or just recommended for best performance.

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I downloaded an App called SpeedFan, and I was looking at my voltages. They are VERY low, but my system never crashes. (Althouht I have noticed a little lagginess.) I have a 450 W PSU, that outputs all the correct voltages. (According to the label) Here is a picture of …

I am not sure where this goes but I can't seem to find any place marked specifically for cd drives. Anyways, after running Nero Burner on a LG 52X32X52 drive to make a music CD I received an error before the process begun mentioning something about being underrun. The Nero …

The fan on my CPU keeps varying in speed going slow then fast mostly quite slow which is resulting in the overheating of the CPU. Its the fan that came with the CPU originally. Do you think i should replace the fan or is this a voltage problem? I have …

Hi just wondering how fast my pc fans should be spinning. I ran sisandra and it said one of my fans was either not working or spinning too slowly. Currently, EVEREST is detecting my CPU fan at 2722 RPM and the case fan at 1592 RPM. It also has my …

ok here i go, i got a thermaltake case and i want to add better fans to it then the stock ones, heres what i got, i got 2 side slots for fans, 2 front slots, 2 back slots, and one top slot, i have two 3500 rpm fans, two …

A friend of mine has a VA3000SNA case, where the two fans are rated at 21dB. However they make a noise like a hurricane, which is amplified by the honeycomb grille of the case. The grilles will be replaced, but I'd like a fan controller to lower the speeds slightly …

I bought a Cool Colors SOHO tower. It has an LCD panel up front for the temperatures of the computer etc. Every now and then it will repededitly (spell?) beep at me. The temperature sensors are hooked up to the master hard drive, VGA card and CPU. The beeping tells …

My computuer case front speaker wiring is listed as such: mic in-, ground, spkout r, return r, mic bias, spkout L, return L My motherboard wording is as such: 1.mic, 2. gnd, 3. ref, 4. power, 5. front audio r, 6. rear audio r, 7. reserved, 8. no pin, 9. …

I just installed a AMD 64 3000+ and a ABIT AV8 KBT800 Pro motherboard and the system won't even start up. I turn the comp on but 3 seconds later, everything shuts off? Is it my power supply or do I need more thermal paste on the processor? It's brand …

Our Gateway Solo 5350 (Part number 3501084) just became a "flatbed" (i.e., the screen lost all tension in the hinges and flops full open or closed) for no apparent reason. It had not been getting noticeably looser and the last time we used it we had no problem. We toted …

I've got a question that just popped up in my head... If my system would need a 450 watt power supply and I would use a 400 or 350 watt instead, what would happen? Would the system shutdown? Could it be harmful to a system?

I have just bought a Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 Pro Motherboard and am installing it in my machine. It has both a power fan connector for the case and also a system fan connector which both state that they are for the cooling fan. Which one am I best using? Is the …

ya um.noob question..is liquid cooling safe? i got a $1,000 processor and i dont wanna mess it up

I now got a new machine, my M/B thinks my cpu start at about 160 degrees farenheit, and shoots up to 320 degrees fareinheit, yet my programs say my CPU's temperature is in the negatives! I have 2 intake fans, 4 out-take (2 in back of case, 2 on side …

Lately I have been having some problams with my pc, I built this new and 64 system and have a $80 520watt PS that is good, so it cant be coming from my OS, but sometimes when I plug a USB device in the fron USB ports my pc restarts, …