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    DVD/CD-ROM drivers hosed?

    I posted this in the peripherals forum, but I think this might be a more appropriate forum. Sorry for the spam, I'm an ignorant anandtech n00b :( About a month ago, my DVD-ROM drive (Sony DDU1612) and CD-RW drive (Lite-On LTR-40125S) stopped working in Windows. They do not appear in Windows...
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    CD/DVD-ROM drivers hosed?

    Sorry if this isn't the correct forum for this post -- if not, please kindly redirect me, thanks! :) About a month ago, my DVD-ROM drive (Sony DDU1612) and CD-RW drive (Lite-On LTR-40125S) stopped working in Windows. They do not appear in Windows Explorer. When I peek into device manager...
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    Motherboard outside case

    If you want to run your computer with the motherboard outside of its case, what surface should you put it on? Can I just set the motherboard on my (sawdust and glue, or as Ikea calls it, "wood") table? Or should I put it on the anti-static bag that it came on? (The reason I don't want to...
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    Noobish question...

    Refining my original question: Do I even need the RAM? Or just CPU, power supply, and video? - sm
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    Noobish question...

    If I were to connect my power supply to my motherboard, which has a processor/heatsink, RAM, and a graphics card -- but nothing else attached (not even a HD) -- and powered on, I should at least see the BIOS come up on the screen and tell me that it failed to find any HDs or devices to boot...
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    Blank screen... Again

    I tried my old 350W Antec power supply, and had the same problem. Any further ideas? Thanks, Mike
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    Blank screen... Again

    This is a long story that spans almost a year... A real epic. Here it goes: Last November, my PC hard drive took a dive. The specs I don't think are that important, as you'll see. Just know that the motherboard was an Asus A7N8X, so when it came time to buy a replacement, I thought I'd spring...