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    PCChips motherboard will not post. PSU problem?

    Hello, I'm having some problems with a system I am trying to repair. When I press the power button on the front, the system turns on (all fans, drives spinning), but I see nothing on the display, and I get no post codes. The power supply is emitting an abnormal "hiss" that was not present...
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    System not booting

    Problem with parents' system: When power is pressed, the system cycles on-off every 3 seconds, as is evidenced by the optical drive lights repeatedly flashing. With just the processor, ram, and optical drives hooked up, it still does the same thing. I tried switching out the ram. No dice. Even...
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    Computer not booting...

    Problem with parents' system: When power is pressed, the system cycles on-off every 3 seconds, as is evidenced by the optical drive lights repeatedly flashing. With just the processor, ram, and optical drives hooked up, it still does the same thing. I tried switching out the ram. No dice. Even...
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    RAID 0 across two drives of non-equal capacity

    Hello, I just recieved a Maxtor 120g 7200RPM SATA drive for Christmas, and I am wondering if I can pair it with my existing Maxtor 80g 7200 RPM Sata in a RAID 0. My board, an MSI KT6 Delta-LSR supports RAID 0 with SATA, but I am wondering if I can use two different sized drives. I know the...
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    Li-Ion Battery

    I am just wondering, does the same rule about needing to discharge the battery apply to Li-Ions as it does to Ni-Cds? I just got a new High Cap. battery for my $200 ebay'ed Toshiba Portege 7140, and I want to know how to keep it fresh. Thanks.