Power On Self Test, a routine that a device runs immediately after turning on.

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Why would a computer stop POSTing only temporarily after a crash?

The other night, I was playing a game on my desktop PC when the graphics started stuttering and, eventually without warning, the entire display froze and the speakers emitted a constant buzzing sound. ...
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How to automatically post on a forum after a random interval? [closed]

I am a regular user of the forum: http://forums.vr-zone.com/ Currently, I am selling a laptop on the marketplace. As it gets very crowded in there, I have to manually bump my post every few minutes ...
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PC does not start with video card

It's really strange situation that i cant't figure out. Motherboard: ASRock G41M-GS3, Inter Core 2 DUO 2.13GHz, new PSU (Xilence 480W). Problems start when i try to put in it my Radeon HD3850 - PC ...
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Wrong resolution on start up (on POST screens)

Wrong resolution when starting up the computer (POST screens). Example. As you can see, It has huge black border. I run GeForce 560 GTX on Ubuntu 12.10, with a monitor capable of 1920x1080 Through a ...
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Weird crashing issue

I bought a new gaming computer about two weeks ago. It is randomly crashing after 5 minutes, sometimes 10 minutes or more. Is there a software or a place where I can see what cause the crash? Like a ...
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PC won't POST after Windows Update

I ran Windows Update on my Windows 7 64-bit machine recently, and elected to reboot after the updates completed. My machine failed to completely power off after starting the reboot and I had to hold ...
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Why does my computer no longer recognize keyboards?

This is an Asus All-in-One from 2010 running Windows 8. The computer froze. Upon reboot, the keyboard was not detected and would not power up (the lights would not activate as they usually do.) I ...
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Issues posting data on local server

I am running IIS 7 on my Windows 7 computer. The problem I am facing is if I am on a web page for too long, then go to make a POST request the server doesn't respond. If I make the POST request as ...
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BIOS Screen Shows, Extremely delayed Post Beeps?

I was about to post about a computer not having any POST beeps, while showing the BIOS screen, but it turns out it just booted. It took about 5 minutes for any POST beeps to occur. GTX 560 Ti Hawk ...
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Dell Dimension 8400 error

I've got an old Dell Dimension 8400 that's occasionally getting this error: I\O card parity interrupt at C000:2100 Type (S)hut off NMI, (R)eboot, other keys to continue The keyboard don't work so I ...
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Computer powers up, but doesn't POST. Suggestions?

I have a system that powers up. The CD/DVD drive fires up, I can hear the hard drive spin on, and all the fans spin. However, the monitor doesn't display anything. I have made a checklist of things I ...
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Can anybody show me how to call from command line curl `POST` request with array for parameter? [closed]

Can anybody show me how to call from command line curl POST request with array for parameter ? I am developing server app with Tornado/Python and need to get parameter like [value_1,value_2...]
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Dell OptiPlex 755 Hex Code on BIOS Launch?

We have a Dell Optiplex 755 which is freezing at POST and displaying what appears to be a hexadecimal string in the top-left corner of the screen, like so: Any ideas on what is causing this?
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Computer won't start, just blinks on and off

I had a computer that was working fine for over a year, then suddenly it started to shut off, it got so bad that I press the power button and in around 30 seconds while booting Windows it would shut ...
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motherboard takes too long to finish POST (z77x ud5h)

when I press the power button, it takes about 7 seconds to beep and show the gigabyte logo on screen. I have one hdd connected to sata3_0 port, two sticks of ram placed on the recommended slots by the ...
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No POST / BIOS after CPU change

I tried to upgrade my PC with a CPU change. The motherboard is a Gigabyte P35-DS3L, the old CPU is Core 2 Duo E6550, the new one is a Core 2 Quad Q9400. I had to to take out the graphics card and two ...
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New build won't POST, no video, no beeps

Specs: Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 FX Integrated graphics (on MoBo) CPU: AMD Athlon II x4 640 RAM: GeIL Pristine 4GB DDR3 Case/PSU: TOPOWER TP-4107BB-400 Is not POSTing, no video output, no beeps. ...
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How to get past the login page with wget?

I am trying to use wget to download my private github pages, but I cannot get past the login screen. How do I send the login/password using post data on the login page and then download the actual ...
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Laptop won't boot No POST

I have a dell inspiron 15r SE, it's less than a week old. The windows was locked (and i forgot the password) so i figured i'll restart and reset the password from safe mode. but it seemed that ...
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How can I retrieve POST data in Firefox without use of an addon?

This is a bit of an emergency. I've written a very large article without saving my progress (I know, not the brightest), and when I submitted it, I ended up being redirected to an error. If I hit ...
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Painfully long delay before BIOS POST

My system specs are: Processor: Core 2 Duo Motherboard: ASUS P5g41t-m LX GPU: Nvidia 9500 GT HDD1: WD 500 GB SATA HDD2: WD 500 GB SATA Optical drive: Samsung DVD RW Power Supply: Some unbranded one ...
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PC will POST whenever feels likes it

I'm really sick of my PC and I'd love to throw it off the 5th floor but unfortunately I don't have this luxury right now. The issues started when I moved to a new house about 2 months ago. I didn't ...
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Gigabyte 965 S3 Motherboard POST's too fast to enter BIOS

I never had this problem before putting the HDD's on SATA mode in BIOS (actually, I had them put on AHCI), and didn't really need to enter BIOS after that. But now I need to, and the damn POST goes ...
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New Motherboard doesn't POST? Can't seem to solve the beep code puzzle

I just purchased an MSI 970A-G46 to use with an AMD FX processor I already had. I also got 8GB of DDR3 RAM to go with it, and a 120GB SSD. I hooked it all up, and put in the graphics card from my old, ...
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Motherboard wont boot , PSU tested ok, motherboard light on , system and cpu fans not turning

Hope you can help. I've a motherboard that seems dead. I've changed the processor, psu, memory for known working ones and disconnected all non essential peripherals (drives, USB connections). The ...
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New computer build powers up, fans spin but then slows to almost silent and wont display

Apologies if this is a duplicate question. I have built a new computer, and all cables appear to be in the correct place. It powers up, the fans spin, there is a single short beep (like what you ...
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Acer Revo R3600 Won't POST

I powered off my Revo this afternoon to change the power strip, plugged in a second USB hard drive and booted it up, only to find the machine won't POST. It's been running happily as an HTPC for at ...
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My pc shorted out and now it doesn't boot up

My PC was working fine. One day, I plugged in my USB printer and shorted out the PC. I restarted and it worked until today. Now the PC won't turn on. I tested the power supply on its own with a ...
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Laptop hangs on POST and does not finish except on rare occasions

I have an old Toshiba Satellite A100 laptop that hangs on POST when I try to start it. On rare occasions it does finish the POST and boots Windows successfully, but most times it just finishes it ...
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CURL File with post parameter

How to make a request for uploading a file to facebook using graph api in curl I am making this request but getting Error: curl https://graph.facebook.com/<id>/photos -F "source=@me.jpg" -d ...
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Computer not POSTing “randomly”?

I have a custom built PC that is exhibiting some...odd... behavior, something I've never seen before. It was working fine one day, and the next day, it wouldn't start. Seeing as I wanted an upgrade ...
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Boot Failure After Updating Bios Asus M5A97 EVO

I have a FX-8150 with M5A97-EVO. I recently updated my BIOS to 1208 from the previous one due to occasional stability issues. Now the system does not POST (no-screen) and the CPU LED is always on and ...
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computer fails to boot during/after POST for five or six boots, then works

For the last few days, my computer has had issues booting. I've seen two different behaviors: The screen displays the graphics card information, then begins to list the RAM, hard drives, etc. At ...
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What do i do about this? Motherboard Error

Ok, I have this motherboard that is old and I dont even use. But I play around with it sometimes. I got it out today and found this...What do I do? This cord or wire thing (could you maybe inform ...
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no POST while booting. monitor not displaying anything

The monitor not displaying anything. I don't hear the POST signal as well. ( the beep while booting ) Things that I have tried. Connected MONITOR to laptop ( which I am using currently ), ...
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Why Asus Z68 deluxe wont boot/post (not even q-code led)

Here are the specs: Asus z68 deluxe gen3 rev1 (latest bios 0302) i7-2600K (no oc) + Noctua HSF G-Skill sniper 4GBx2 1600MHZ CL9 Sapphire Pure 1250W Gainward GTX460 The thing is my system won't ...
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boot delay on POST on Intel DG43GT board

My computer stays at POST for about 20 seconds. Normally this should be 2-3 seconds. Note I am talking about BIOS POST state. NOT Operating system booting state. After this 20 seconds Grub boot menu ...
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My computer doesn't turn on? Bad motherboard?

I have an Asus P8Z68-v LX motherboard, an Intel i5-2500K CPU, and a Corsair CX600 PSU hooked up for a test boot. However, when I short the 2 power pins on the motherboard, nothing happens. No fans ...
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RAM boot issues for a P8P67

I'm in the middle of my first computer build and have hit a brick wall. Having assembles (and re-assembled) all of the components, I'm still getting a POST error (a long beep followed by two short ...
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Computer won't start when connecting SATA HDD

I just bough a new HDD some time ago and recently i bought another SATA cable to have both HDDs connected at the same time, to transfer all the files from the older one to the newer. When i connected ...
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HP laptop boot loop & black screen

After loading a driver for an external usb wifi adapter, this laptop is having issues booting. Symptoms are: Boots up but loops after 15 seconds or so, don't know if it is actually posting Black ...
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Acer Aspire 5520G wont boot/show post.

I have Acer Aspire 5520G laptop. I turned it down yesterday and today when I wanted to turn it on it wont boot up. When I press power button it lights up ( green) there is some blinking of HDD led ...
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MSI laptop will only turn on once

I am working on an MSI A6200 MS-1681. When you press the power button the lights all flash. The fan comes on. The screen comes on and shows the POST screen for a second and then it dies. I have been ...
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Brand new ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 motherboard won't pass POST

I am staring at some brand-new kit that doesn't want to play with me: Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 CPU: Intel i7-2600K RAM: 1 stick only of Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600MHz (originally 4 sticks, ...
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ListServ not accepting email posting

So I'm having trouble with technology that's 25 years old and has no substantial tech support, so this post is really just a last-resort shot in the dark in case someone has some enlightenment. I'm a ...
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How to send POST with body data, headers, and HTTP params over the cURL command line?

I found a lot of examples on how to use simple POST commands in cURL, but I didn't find examples on how to send full HTTP POST commands, which contain: Headers (Basic Authentication) HTTP Params ...
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Strange row of red Asian characters on boot

When Chrome OS boots, there is blank screen with a row of red Asian characters at the top. Here is a reference to it: After doing this the default splash shows up and then boots to a black ...
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Google Chrome Extension to submit POST/GET requests?

As a developer I sometimes need to be able to make GET/POST requests without having a form on the page. Are there any plug-ins that allow me to submit GET/POST requests to a specified page and then ...
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PC often won't POST and freezes when it does

When I turn on my computer after leaving it to rest for 15+ minutes, it will POST and sometimes freeze while loading Windows. 50% of the time, it will freeze for a few minutes once it boots Windows. ...
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit complete system failure

I'm having a problem with Windows. Here are my system specs: i5-2500K Sandy Bridge ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 EVGA ...

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