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    Brief Internet Interrupts

    No splitters. I do have an access point in my home where the comcast line comes in and is then connected to one of many other coax connections (each for a different jack in the house) and a single barrel connector is being used there. It's the same one I've had for 10 years or so, is it...
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    Brief Internet Interrupts

    The modem is from Comcast and is quite a few years old. I did receive a letter from them stating that I could still use it, but would not get the higher speeds offered by one that supports docsis 3.0 I hadn't acted on that offer yet because I'd like to buy one at some point when newegg or...
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    Brief Internet Interrupts

    Internet Provider: Comcast Modem: Motorola SB5120 (not docsis 3.0) Router: Asus RT-N53 (I know I'm about the describe an xbox one related problem, but I am seeking help here in finding what tools might help find the issue.) I'm having an issue that I don't know how to narrow down. When...
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    I tried today to boot with two sticks and disconnected the dvd and 2nd hard drive. Same result, did not post. I can still get it to boot with just one stick, but it's so slow using 1GB of ram. I looked at buying a replacement mobo but because it's an older CPU socket type the prices are a bit...
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    Progress! While I had tried removing the dimms and putting them back in, I had not tried just one at a time to test the ram until today. I found that just one stick in slot 1 I can get to post and boot to windows. Now I had all 4 slots populated with 1 gig dimms each, that's been working for...
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    Tried all of that. I have also tried moving the video card to another slot but nothing changed. What would I be looking for to determine if the case was shorting out the mobo? I doubt this is a problem considering nothing changed recently, but I'd like to know what to look for. Also...
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    The post beep question is a good one, but for the life of me I can't say I know 100%. I am pretty sure it does not beep, I think the first sound I hear when it was working is the windows startup sound. I removed the video card and installed an older one from another computer, but I still...
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    Done. I did assume that when you said reattach everything that I should put the CMOS battery back in. Machine powered up, but I saw nothing on the monitor. In other words no change. Thank you for the reply and I hope to hear another option to try. :)
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    Corsair TX650 PSU Powers Up, but computer won't post. Is it the PSU?

    This time last year I bought a TX650 PSU during Neweggs black friday sale. It's been powering my PC just fine all this time. Today when I hit the power button the computer appears to start up (motherboard lights turn on, fans spin up) but the monitor never receives a signal. Everything was...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Sorry to dredge up an old topic, but I had shelved this problem for awhile before finally finding a solution and thought I would post it here on the off chance someone else runs into something like this. I changed out the surge protector. I had an extra one laying around and decided to just...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    I successfully updated the bios and also used MSI's utility to scan and update the MB drivers. Loaded up Starcraft 2 and was able to play through the mission that kept crashing and the mission after that. However, on the third mission I tried to play I paused the game to take a phone call and...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    I'll give this a go. I guess something could have happened to the BIOS when the old power supply died? I'll check bios version and update to the latest.
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    I'd have to dig out the DIMMS to check but they haven't changed since the computer was built in 2010. Over the years there have been zero problems until the power supply died and was replaced in November. If this is a ram issue then it is because they are damaged and I believe they are fine...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    The video card is long out of warranty. I thought about doing an RMA on the PSU, but, I still don't even know for sure if that is the problem. If I leave the computer on all the time and just surf the web, check email, etc, it never does a BSOD. This is also why I doubt it is an HDD problem...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Latest Update: I replaced my video card with my old ATI Radeon X800XL and was able to play that SC2 mission that was crashing my system. I had to play at a low resolution and with low detail, but there was no BSOD. So, do you think I am right to think that it is either the video card or a...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Ok I tried Afterburner and took the GPU clock and GPU ram clocks down to the minimum (405 GPU and 900 for the ram) I was able to play a few more minutes into the mission in Starcraft that keeps crashing me, but I still hit the same BSOD as before. Tried again and it happened right away. GPU...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Would it still be a heat issue for the GPU if I ran a game with low settings? Example, right now the one consistent crash I can make happen is to load up the Starcraft 2 mission "Supernova" and the game will always crash right after the adjutant tells me the fire wave is coming. This occurs...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Under stress tests the GPU only got up to 75C. I do believe that the Palit GTX 460 is a factory OC'd card, but it ran fine for me for many months before I had to swap out the power supply. I don't know of a way to down clock it, I checked the bios and the setting for the video card clock speed...
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    Random BSOD when playing games

    Short version: My PC is getting a BSOD at random times when full screen gaming. The BSOD screen says the video card times out. Long Version: I have a gaming PC that a friend generously gave me when he built a new one. It's worked great, but in November the Tagan ITZ 700 watt power supply...
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    Strange problem with Abit NF7-M

    I checked the batch file and it does launch the correct .bin file. I'm at a point now where, after replacing the power supply, the computer boots and runs fine. I just don't seem to have a way to either update or change any bios settings without breaking the system. For now I think I'll just...
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    Strange problem with Abit NF7-M

    I did go into the bios and set it to load default settings, but after saving and exiting I got the speaker beeps on restart. I am attempting to flash the bios from a DOS command prompt (from a floppy startup.) The Abit bios update provides 5 files, one being the .bin and the "launcher" being...
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    Strange problem with Abit NF7-M

    Specs: Abit NF7-M (nforce2, the "M" version is the one with on board gForce4 video) AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 333mhz FSB 2-512mb DDR 400 PC-3200 (Crucial CT6464Z40B.16TG2) WD800BB 7200 RPM Western Digital HDD Windows XP Pro, updated. This build has worked great since I put together in...maybe '05 or...