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    next trouble shooting step

    WE HAVE A WINNER! Bad power button...whew. Jumping worked and then I was able to fix the pwr button. Wow...(The guy at the local comp store (not a chain store) came up with the solution too, and actually didn't charge me-guess who I'm going to buy my next upgrade parts from? Glad to...
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    next trouble shooting step

    Nothing, no fans, no lights, nothing. Having another pwr supply won't help, I've already established that the PS is not the issue (and already tried another PS just in case Fry's was wrong.) I have another mobo but it's not compatible (and neither then would the cpu be.)
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    next trouble shooting step

    Troubleshooting starter Overview of the problem Computer simply won't turn on. Full description of the problem and symptoms I built this system about 10 months ago and it ran like a champ. No OC'ing, nothing out of the specs. It literally was fine when I left (on stand by) and when I...
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    complete n00b mobo SATA questions for the GA-X48-DS4 mobo

    Thanks for the reply, as far as #3 my old burner had an additional cable that went to the sound card...not really sure why except that it was the only drive I could do audio extraction with.... The 6 pin connector upon closer inspection is an 8 pin labeled atx 12v 2x (not having regular...
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    complete n00b mobo SATA questions for the GA-X48-DS4 mobo

    This is my third build, but first with SATA and I don't want to fry anything so... I have the GA-X48-DS4 mobo and I'm running two SATA burners, one SATA HD, and then the external ports. 1. Does it matter which one of the SATA ports on the mobo I use for each device? 2. Do I need a floppy...
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    Need help deciding..DIY or premade

    Cool- thanks... I'm leaning towards the build... I could use my old power supply and get the 4850 -then I could get XP media and a spiffy remote :) Anyone else?
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    Need help deciding..DIY or premade

    I've built a couple systems but my knowledge is based on building what others have suggested and the feedback they've gotten...so I know very little but here's what I have in mind. I can buy one of two premade systems: Gateway FX4710-UB003A Core 2 Quad Q9300(2.50GHz) 6GB DDR2 640GB...
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    new build suggestions

    Good info so far! My budget is under $1000. I've got an old case that I could still use...that would give me a little extra $ to use on other things. As far as the power supply goes, I've been using it for about a year now so I feel fairly comfortable with it's reliability, but I don't...
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    new build suggestions

    I have managed to build a couple systems so far. This is the latest...I haven't had a great deal of time to make this, so I really appreciate the feedback. I?ll be using XP home for the OS and using this for video editing and gaming goodness ? I?m using a few parts from my old box but...
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    new Build help

    Thanks for the reply. I'm mostly doing some photoshop/movie editing work and a little gaming ;)
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    new Build help

    Hi I'm a moderate user with almost no brain due to a terrible farming accident. I have however managed to build a couple systems so far. This is the latest...I haven't had a great deal of time to make this happen and I'm under a deadline, so I really appreciate the feedback. New build...