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dram blink

Forum discussion tagged with dram blink.
  1. StayFrostie

    Question PC shuts down, then DRAM light flashes white, then VGA light flashes white, then PC reboots ?

    So have a PC crashing issue. PC specs Motherboard: MSI Z390 A Pro CPU: I9-9900k GPU: MSI 3070 TI Ventus OC RAM: 16GB GSkill 3200Mhz PSU: Corsair 650 80 Plus Bronze CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 4 x case fans. As stated in the title during intense loading screen when gaming Pc shuts down...
  2. A

    Question Orange DRAM led blinking and cannot boot

    Today's morning, I was working on coding something, and suddenly my screen messed up, and music I was playing stuck (repeated single noise). It's like I unplugged my RAM when system is running. I tried to restart, Windows logo displayed, when it disappeared ( normally this should be turned to...
  3. MotorMike

    Question PC Boot Issue DRAM/CPU light on MOBO

    Funny problems since day 1 of owning a custom PC brought. Once the power button is pressed CPU light flashes red quick then to DRAM orange stays on for a while then will either turn off to then green and white vga however sometimes when booting PC it'll stick on orange DRAM until boot off as no...
  4. M

    Question DRAM led lights red after CMOS clear (Bios reset)

    I put together a budget system for very little money and everything worked out quite well, but whenever I wanted to restart the computer, I only got a black picture, but all the fans were turning and I could even blindly use the keyboard and mouse to use. After I shut down the PC using the off...
  5. blue4life_

    Question Motherboard Lights cycling between VGA, CPU and DRAM

    System: Motherboard: Gigabyte Arous B450M CPU: AMD Ryzen 3900X GPU: XFX Triple Dissipiation 5700XT RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) F4-3200C16D-32GVK So my PC had been working fine until now. For Windows 11, you need secure boot & TMP to be enabled. I was playing around my BIOS...
  6. E

    [SOLVED] DRAM LED on Asrock H470 Steel Legend

    I've recently bought myself an asrock h470 steel legend motherboard coupled with an i5 11400 and 2x8 ddr4 gskill aegis 3000mhz ram only to find that after trying to boot up my pc...it wouldn't boot... The fans would spin and all, there'd be rgb led's all over the place but no image. Only the...
  7. F

    [SOLVED] New PC Build won't post, RAM and CPU error lights

    Ok so I just built my PC (I'll list part details down below), but after putting everything together and plugging everything where it should be I run into an issue. I'll start with what works, my fans run perfectly fine (GPU fan runs too), so I'm guessing that's no issue with my motherboard, GPU...
  8. setomx

    Question MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI does not boot with second DDR4 3200 RAM module installed ?

    I have the following situation: I have installed the DDR4 modules according to the installation instructions (DIMMA-2 and DIMMB2), but the equipment does not start me and the EZ Debug indicator shows that it does not advance from the DRAM evaluation, leaving an infinite cycle between CPU and...
  9. J

    [SOLVED] Is the Problem my Motherboard, CPU, or RAM?

    I am building a new pc with a 3rd gen ryzen 5 5600X cpu on an Asus Tuf Gaming X570 plus (wifi) motherboard. My rgb and fans are running, but I am unable to post bios. I am getting an led warning on my motherboard for the DRAM, but as far as I can tell it is all fine, with multiple tests...
  10. XeonPrototype

    Question Solid red DRAM_LED on Asus P8P67 ?

    I recently got this board as an upgrade to my classic old Lenovo motherboard for my brand new PC build, I've tried and looked online for days looking and doing all types of different methods, from clearing CMOS, to using a singular RAM stick in A2 slot and pressing the MemOK! button, I do not...
  11. simton4

    [SOLVED] Asus B550-F DRAM Q-LED issue

    Hi, I accidently unplugged PC while it was running and now the DRAM light is stuck on and monitor won't post. I have tried switching the 8gb stick slots once, will try taking out CMOS battery. Do I replace with a seperate battery? Not sure where to proceed as this is a new build. Thanks for any...
  12. Hertzzz

    Question Computer turns on then off and debug shows cpu and dram

    I just bought an i7-9700k, a 750x PSU and a 2060 super, and my pc turns on and switches between the cpu and dram light on my debug and then shuts off. It repeats this over and over and doesn’t stop. I have a Gigabyte z390 gaming x. Any suggestions?
  13. Jaysif

    Question Rog Strix B450 Dram LED blinking, won’t POST any ideas?

    My PC -> MOBO: ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming Motherboard (ATX) AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2 B450 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX GPU: MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 192-bit HDMI/DP 6GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC...