Re: I knew all that flashy bling was a bad idea...

On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 15:00:11 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
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Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 12:59 this Tuesday (GMT):

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:
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There's no real information on how common the problem is, or how long
it took before the plastic got scorched or, really, any specifics.
Still, it's another reason to not bling out your PC.

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Yeah, I my motherboard has power and reset buttons which have LEDs and
there's the two digit Dr. Debug display too but that's all. It does have
a total of four pin headers for two different kinds of LED strips stuff
but I haven't bothered. Apparently there's now some kind of sync thing
too so you can have all your leds change color in a synchronous
fashion. Sigh.
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(It's not really related, but modern GPUs are getting burdensomely
heavy and large too... so much so that the PCIE slots on motherboards
are having problems supporting that weight. There are reports of the
slots getting pulled off their traces on the motherboard because of
the weight. My GPU came with a little adjustable 'brace' meant to be
placed between GPU and chassis to help hold the massive thing up.

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I put in a GPU brace recently. I think I read the drooping of the GPU
board itself isn't healty in the long run either. Haven't had PCIe
sockets pulled off yet or breakage in any GPU though, the current one is
the first where I've put in a brace.

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What's Dr. Debug?

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ASRock's proprietary way of displaying POST error codes. Everytime
your computer starts up, it runs a variety of processes (check mem,
check voltage, check vid card installed, etc.) After every process
completes, it outputs an code, telling you the status of that check.
If one of these start-up tests fails, the computer halts. Knowing the
error code of which process fails (usually a two-character hexadecimal
digit) is very useful in troubleshooting.
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Older PCs used to either show these error codes on screen, or use beep
codes, but these were imperfect solutions. Having an LED built into
the motherboard is a lot more useful. Most modern, high-end
motherboards have this functionality. You can also buy an expansion
card which has the same ability.
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But ultimately, it's really just a tool for techies. If you're not
going to troubleshoot and fix your PC yourself - instead, taking it to
the shoppe when it won't start - then you won't get much use from it.
That's why most motherboards don't offer it.