Questions tagged [motherboard]
The motherboard or mainboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system.
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asus tuf gaming x570 pro (wifi) cpu pin
I just bought asus tuf gaming x570 pro (wi-fi) ant it has 8+4 cpu pin but my power supply has 8+8 pin. Will it work, if i put only 8 pin? Or just plug 8+8 to 8+4 pin
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Why can't Intel CPU use AMD chipsets and vice versa?
In my own intrepretation, a chipset is just a hardware that implements PCIE, which is basically the communication protocol used by the CPU to communicate with device controllers.
Now, PCIE is an open ...
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Bios update for FoxConn 2AB1 1.00 Motherboard System BIOS 6.04
Hey all this is for a HP Pavilion ELITE HPE-410f PC, want to update the bios, not sure if even available to do so current version is at 6.04. Want to upgrade ram/processor so need bios updated if ...
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Are there any features on modern motherboards (other than WPBT) that would prevent a totally clean Windows installation?
I just recently learned about Windows Platform Binary Table or WPBT, which allows motherboard manufacturers to bundle software with their motherboards that will be automatically installed by Windows. ...
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Would any grounding be necessary through the motherboard standoffs in a wooden PC case?
I've built quite a few PCs over the years but always using premade cases. I now have a laser engraver and am interested in making a custom case out of wood.
When I started in computers, back when we ...
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Do I have 3rd gen or 4th gen PCIe slots?
I have a ROG Strix GA35DX computer, prebuilt from Best Buy. Bought it in 2021, here is what the inside looks like, I have disconnected the GPU:
I have 2 PCIe slots behind the silver looking panels ...
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PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU
I'm hoping someone can assist me. I've upgraded my MB & CPU to the following PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU. I've also added more RAM from 32 to 128. Along with a new 700W PSU.
I'm ...
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How to enable power on by keyboard on a B550 AORUS PRO-P motherboard?
I try to power on my PC using the keyboard.
My BIOS/UEFI Settings are missing the older "Wake On keyboard/Password" settings. I have disabled ERP and wake on LAN works flawlessly, but I cant ...
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Motherboard pins look a bit off - are they broken?
I'm new to PCs and don't know much. I know that motherboard pins are easy to bend and I don't know if these pins are bent or not. They seem to point in the right direction but look odd.
If I start the ...
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Motherboard power pin doesn't work, is it dead?
It started with the power button on the case not working after a mains power failure. I opened the case and tried bridging the power pins, and it still doesn't turn on (even though the Power Standby ...
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What are the metal tabs that are coming out of these usb connectors?
For these USB 3 cables - the ones that go from the motherboard 19 pin connector to the front IO of the chassis - I found some online that have these small metal tabs on them.
What are they?
Also many ...
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Four RAM sticks work independantly, but not all together. Is the motherboard definitely the issue?
I have an issue with blue screen quite often saying memory issues.
The issue
The problem first started I upgraded my SSD from a SATA3 M.2 to a PICe gen 4 M.2 NVMe. When I swapped the SSDs, I also ...
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How to enter factory mode on Insyde bios (acer)
I was disassembling an Acer Helios 300 317-52 and noticed after it sat for a long time with the CMOS, battery, and a module labeled "vendor" being unplugged from the motherboard, it would ...
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Machine is not in committed state in boot. How to fix?
I have HP ProBook laptop OS windows it worked correctly before I install an Linux ubuntu with dual boot. After that when my system boot show the this:
error: warning machine is not in committed state!...
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After unplugging my PC from the outlet, sometimes it won't boot for a long time
Before I go to sleep, I unplug my PC from the outlet, due to concerns about power spikes or something of the sort frying my computer. However, sometimes, when I wake up and plug it back into the ...
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My Windows time changes to the future and causes problems. How can I fix this?
My Windows time changes to the future (this last time somewhere in 2042).
My system is: X570S Aorus Master @Bios Gigabyte 4.21.1027.1
My OS is: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.3155] (c) ...
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What's the difference PCIe x16 (x4) vs x16
I'm a first time PC builder. I'm looking at mainboards. Some mainboards say they have a "PCIE 4.0 x16 (x4)" connection. I know what PCIE 4.0 x16 is but the (x4) confuses me. (Example ...
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Pc case compatibility issue with cooles and motherboard
im currently trying to build a PC from scratch.
My components related to my problem are:
CPU: i5 8400
CASE Lian Li Lancool 216 that comes with 3 coolers
2x Lian Li SL Infinity 120mm
Motherboard: MSI ...
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Can I wire an 8pin double case fan into 2 x 4pin fan headers, or USB?
I have 2 x Delta 92x38mm EFB0912HHE Triple Blade High Speed Case Fan - Sleeved, which both have 4 wires which are spliced into an 8-pin connector, but only using 6 of the pins (2 are sharing 2 wires ...
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Not POSTing Without Graphics
I have a homelab with an ROG STRIX B760-I Gaming Wifi motherboard (bios manual), and upon changing the operating system it will no longer POST unless I have a graphics card. When there is no graphics ...
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New motherboard no LED / no response: What can be done?
I'm struggling to get my son’s PC working again. The motherboard is a Gigabyte H410M H V2 (rev 1.7).
Okay, so a new GPU required a new PSU which required a new motherboard which required a new casing, ...
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Dual monitors say "no signal" but windows boots completely
I turned my PC on today and the monitors said "no signal" and entered power saver mode. After restarting a few times I tried to see if the PC booted up by typing my password in and seeing if ...
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Bitlocker recovery key after motherboard replacement
If I suspend the BitLocker before the replacement of motherboard of my laptop, would it ask for BitLocker-recovery-key if I turn on the laptop after motherboard's replacement?
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How do I properly install these new RAM sticks?
I have purchased two new RAM sticks:
Crucial Pro RAM 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MT/s (or 3000MT/s or 2666MT/s) Desktop Memory CP2K16G4DFRA32A
I cannot figure how to properly install them in place of ...
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Asus H310T R2 BIOS update
I have a second hand micro-ITX ASUS motherboard PRIME H310T R2 exactly like this one: https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-h310t-r2-0/ It came with BIOS/UEFI version ...
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Bought an HP Probook from a reseller, seems to have wrong graphics card
I have bought a Probook from Ebay, 'opened, never used', however despite being a Probook 450 G9 with an i5 processor, has the UHD graphics card. The listing suggested it should come with the Iris Xe, ...
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Blunder while looking for a short circuit on a motherboard
After getting my laptop diagnosed with a shorted motherboard, I decided to see if I could find the short and fix it or replace the motherboard itself.
I blew compressed air to ice over some components,...
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Core i7 3770k not working on chinese motherboard Machinist B75 Pro U5
I have a Chinese manufactured motherboard Machinist B75 Pro U5. According to the manual (very hard to find by the way, didn't comes in the box):
"Supports Intel Core i3/i5/i7 2th or 3th ...
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Motherboard with 4 pin ATX 12 connector, and power-supply with cable split 4+4, which pair?
I have a motherboard (Asus A88xm-e) and powersupply which is the Fanless Prime 600w.
The power supply has a cable for the ATX 12 connector (the connector is near the cpu) but has 8 pin instead of 4, ...
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High temps on MoBo?
Just built myself a new PC and checking out my temps with HWMonitor it shows that most things are fine, except for the motherboard... Any suggestions?
It's an ITX unit and I have built it in an SG13
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Confused about connecting PSU to MoBo
I have a Corsair RM650 and an AsRock A520M-ITX/A, but I'm a little confused as to which connector goes where.
I have recently been told that I need to connect both the AXT and the ATX12V connectors ...
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Character rendering Issues (characters aren't readable)
A few weeks ago, I sent my laptop for repairs because it experienced a black screen with interesting-looking stripes at the bottom:
After receiving my laptop back, I was informed that the mainboard ...
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PC will not post after shut down/sleep. PC will post again if psu is switched off for a while [closed]
Specs:
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045)
(19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
System Model: X570 AORUS ELITE
BIOS: F37d (type: UEFI)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor
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New Asus TUF B650Plus motherboard with VGA QLED on: any solutions other than return it?
I've been building a gaming PC for my niece. The specs are the following:
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (the non-Wifi one)
16 Gb. 6000 Mhz RAM
1 WD Blue 1 Tb. NVMe SSD
Nvidia 4060 GPU ...
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PC only starts up after about 5 reboots
I built a computer 3 months ago, and there were no problems with it until it got cool at home (or at least I think the problem is the low temperature of about 17-19 degrees celsius).
What's going on: ...
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Ram upgrade causes black screen but dmidecode command indicates is possible do upgrade
I did do an upgrade for 3 laptops about RAM, 2 of them have Linux (Ubuntu and Peppermint) and was executed the dmidecode command, for a HP according with its official specs the max capacity is 8GB but ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 the RAM lid causes the black screen
Since 15 September, I had a keyboard problem on my Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 laptop. I opened a question to solve it, but had to send the laptop to the customer service at last. Then the motherboard has ...
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Is there a way to disable built-in simulated monitor on motherboard designed for signage?
I haven't been able to find any documentation on it, and have spent hours scouring its BIOS, with no luck. It seems to be sold by multiple companies, with no additional information.
I bought it to be ...
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PC doesnt do anything except spin fans on startup
I have this PC that I use as a server:
Atermiter x99 chinese mobo
Xeon e5 2667 v4 cpu
4x8gb ram (non ecc)
Seasonic 430w psu
Chinese nvme ssd, kingston ssd, 1tb hdd
Hd 4670 gpu
When I press the power ...
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Why does disabling active power management in BIOS double NVMe speed?
I bought a secondhand Dell OptiPlex 5060 Micro.
It seems to be limited in speed to PCIe 2 (2 GB/s) despite clearly being PCIe 3. This is documented to happen on the 3070 OptiPlex micro here: https://...
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can't fully understand how the RAM modules speed works (related to the hardware limitations)
I'm building my first desktop computer and I've discovered lots of things. Some of them regarding the RAM modules speed:
I've seen that Intel specified in their official stats that the i7-14700K can ...
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Black screen and airplane mode on a ASUS TUF FX504 laptop with a replaced screen
Namely, when I press the button to turn it on, the LED on the keyboard lights up, the screen turns from some shade of dark green to black, the cpu and gpu slowly start to heat up.
The fans turn on and ...
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After changing the motherboard for an identical one, I cannot boot with DisplayPort cable connected in a NVidia GTX960 GPU
I had a 3 years old Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus with a AMD Ryzen 5 and a Nvidia GeForce GTX960 in a dual boot Windows 11 Pro / Ubuntu 22.04 with a dual monitor primary DisplayPort and secondary monitor ...
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USB ports stopped working after reboot after a Windows update
I have this PC:
Asus ROG strix z270e
GeForce GTX 1080ti
Windows 11 Pro
After a Windows update, my USB ports stopped working except one 3.1 USB-A port.
At the back of the motherboard, after trying a ...
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GPU stops working when restarting
I have reinstalled a computer I had abandoned for quite a while. At first it didn't show any display, so I did some basic debugging.
After switching the RAM slot connected (it has a single stick), it ...
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Gigabyte GA-H170M-D3H boot loop power issues and no display
Since I updated my BIOS version to the latest version on the GIGABYTE motherboard manufacturer's website (F23F version) I started experiencing a series of different and strange problems
Then when I ...
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No post with 3 or 4 sticks
My specs:
Board;
MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 (with most up to date BIOS (11/14 Release))
RAM
KF436C17BBK4/32
CPU
Core i5-12600k
I've tried everything. Resetting CMOC, holding the power button for ...
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SSD speed in different socket of CPU and chipset
If a motherboard chipset (like B760) has x4 DMI version 4.0 which has speed around 8GBps.
And I use a M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD (speed around 8Gbps) in a socket which lanes are directly attached to cpu ...
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PCIe lanes distribution on in different interface
i5 12400f provide up to 20 lanes and compatible chipset like B760 have 14 lane whereas MSI Pro B760M-EDDR4 have 1x16, 1x4 interface.
How these lanes are allocated chipset has only 14 lanes then how ...
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What would cause CrystalDiskMark to show different test results for front USB port compared to rear?
My motherboard is the Asus B450-i and my case front IO USB ports are plugged into the USB 3.1 Gen 1 header on the motherboard using the cable supplied with the case. I'm using Windows 11 as my OS.
On ...