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    Troubles with my Asus GeForce 6800 GT?

    Hey guys, thanks for the great info. I gotta tell ya though, I am a complete newbie and the tests that you recommended sound like you are speaking chinese! :D Will a video card failure cause my PC to not power on? Right now, my pc will not even power on and I am stuck. Could the VC...
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    Troubles with my Asus GeForce 6800 GT?

    Here's my card: Video Card Pic I thought that my PSU was bad since my computer would not power on. See "Power Supply Failure?" post in the PSU forum. I troubleshot it though and this is not the case. I did notice, however, that the 2 heatsinks from my video card were founding laying...
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    Power Supply Failure?

    CRAP! Any ideas on how to check for a bad mobo?
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    Power Supply Failure?

    ok this is interesting! I hooked up my two dvd writer drives and the main fan on the back of the case. Then I installed the ghetto jumper. this time, when I powered on the PCU, the main fan kicked on and the dvd rooms started to make noise too! Does this mean that my PSU is ok? What should...
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    Power Supply Failure?

    Ok, I tried the "ghetto jumper" and themain PSU fan did not kick on when I plugged it in and hit the power switch. I did feel a slight breeze coming from the back of the unit though. When I took the jumper out, the slight breeze went away with the power on. One thing I notice is that there...
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    Power Supply Failure?

    I sniff-tested and nothing seems burnt. So, when I ghetto-jumper and power up, should the main PSU fan kick on? If it isn't the PSU, what else could it be? Thanks so far
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    Power Supply Failure?

    Hey group, This is my first post on this forum. By joing hardforum, I hope to learn much about building and troubleshooting computers. First, I built my very first pc this January. I used the following components: Sonata 2 case with Antec SP-450 power supply MCI NEO 4 Platinum MoBo...
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