Irregular Red Light On Motherboard

[MLGalpaca]

So this is my first time building a gaming PC and one checked over 20 different problems. There is no light on the dram or CPU but on boot there is a flicker of red light next to the VGA thing and then on the back of the motherboard there is a red light. H110M gaming motherboard all compatible parts. Red light on back of motherboard. Pls help!

 

[Rhinofart]

That's usually an indicator that a component has failed. Either on the motherboard, or in the manual, it should tell you what that LED in that location means. Then you should be able to narrow down what component is failing on you.

 

[MLGalpaca]

So I checked my manual and all I could find was gpu comparability and I checked that out. It should be fine. My mb manual is small.

 

[Rhinofart]

I checked your Motherboard manual as well. Man, that is one crappy manual! The only thing I could find in there was GPU failed or missing.

 

[MLGalpaca]

Same. I think if I can figure out what component it hates we can fix it. I'm on MSI.com right now looking to it

 

[Paul NZ]

Whats the CPU?? If its a Kaby Lake it'll need a BIOS update to support it

 

[MLGalpaca]

Figured out it is compatible

 

[Paul NZ]

So what is it

 

[MLGalpaca]

Whats the CPU?? If its a Kaby Lake it'll need a BIOS update to support it

I heard that. It's Pentium

 

[Paul NZ]

Most are pentium. Which one?? I3 something I5, I7?

 

[MLGalpaca]

So what is it

G4560

 

[Paul NZ]

It'll need a BIOS update then so it'll post

It needs the latest BIOS 5.8 to support that CPU

Pentium Kabylake G4560 100 3.5 512K 3M B0 54 HD Graphics 610 1050MHz 7994v58.zip

If it doesnt post / turn on, only option is take it to a shop and ask them to flash the bios with a Skylake first.

Then reinstall the G3450

or replace it with a B250 / Z270 mobo

 

[MLGalpaca]

It'll need a BIOS update then so it'll post

It needs the latest BIOS 5.8 to support that CPU

Pentium Kabylake G4560 100 3.5 512K 3M B0 54 HD Graphics 610 1050MHz 7994v58.zip

If it doesnt post / turn on, only option is take it to a shop and ask them to flash the bios with a Skylake first.

Then reinstall the G3450

or replace it with a B250 / Z270 mobo

Never successfully turned on so how doi get that without bios in the first place

 

[Paul NZ]

Just told you take it to a shop.

It needs a supported CPU to post. The G4560 (I would say) isnt supported until you update the BIOS.

But you'll have to take it to a shop / or borrow a Skylake CPU to update the BIOS first.

Before you can use the G4560. Because it's a Kaby Lake / 7th gen CPU

 

[MLGalpaca]

Where'd you get the idea it was kabylake

 

[Paul NZ]

This says so

The Intel site

 

[MLGalpaca]

Just told you take it to a shop.

It needs a supported CPU to post. The G4560 (I would say) isnt supported until you update the BIOS.

But you'll have to take it to a shop / or borrow a Skylake CPU to update the BIOS first.

Before you can use the G4560. Because it's a Kaby Lake / 7th gen CPU

 

[MLGalpaca]

Why isn't there an error light on the CPU then

 

[Paul NZ]

Have no idea. But if it doesnt have the right BIOS on it now, you'll be there forever trying to get it to post

 

[MLGalpaca]

hang on i have another processor im thinking about (I'd sell the other one) http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/112334039775?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true but i looked at the motherboard again and it said it was kol with pentium and old one is pentium so kabylake dont matter right??

 

[Paul NZ]

That Xeon CPU isnt compatible with a 1151 mobo.

If you want to install a Xeon CPU, you'll have to buy a socket 1366 motherboard

 

[MLGalpaca]

okay. based on whats happened so far, what should i do? is taking it to a shop my best bet?

 

[Paul NZ]

It would be easier taking it to a shop and ask them to flash it with a Skylake first.

Otherwise you'll have to take that mobo back / replace it. And buy a Z270 or B250. Which maybe more compatible with that G4560 CPU