EZ Debug CPU & DRAM

[loganjensen87]

I just built a new pc and installed everything completely fine. I try connecting it to a monitor using a VGA connecter and the screen goes black so i check whether the Mobo has anything wrong and the DEBUG led shows that there was a problem with both CPU and DRAM. I reinstalled the cooler and took out the ram stick. It seemed that reinstalling the cooler fixed the CPU led but it was uninstalling the ram stick that actually fixed it. I try putting the ram stick in again and the cpu led comes back on. I have tried putting the stick into all 4 slots and they have all had the same problem. Could this be a faulty RAM stick or is there something wrong with RAM?

Motherboard: MSI z370 gaming plus
CPU: Intel i5 8600 2.8 hz
RAM: 1x 8GB AVEXIR DDR4
Cooler: Coolermaster 212 EVO

 

[jay32267]

So you only have one stick or RAM?

I would probably find another stick to put in there. The RAM you have may be bad.

I wouldn't go changing out the MB until you at least did this. You might go through a lot of trouble for nothing.

 

[loganjensen87]

Oh, shoot my bad. Yes not replace mother but the RAM and thanks. It’s odd though as the stick i bought was brand new probably dead on arrival. Ill order a new set this weekend. Thanks.

 

[jay32267]

Well.....that's the simplest and easiest thing to do first.

Pretty much anything else I can think of doing is going to be more work.

 

[geofelt]

Run memtest86 to check out the ram.