Question Motherboards without debug LED displays.

[instawookie]

Typically, don't see this discussed a lot or too often, but what are builders doing with systems using motherboards without Debug/Post code LED displays? My past few builds I've typically stuck with Aorus Master Motherboards, for the convenience of that feature for the mental satisfaction that my rig is throwing no codes or has any unknown conflicts going on in the background. I know some boards have lights that blink and you get the joy of counting those, or MSI has a their EZ debug lights which gives you a little solution to hardware issues. I guess I'm curious if maybe I'm bypassing good boards and spending more than I should sometimes, when I could buy a standalone Diagnostic card. Such as a Z790 Aorus Master X vs Z790 Aorus Elite has a pretty big price gap for a feature I barely use, maybe twice out of 4 builds the port code has come in handy.

 

[alceryes]

Without debug LEDs diagnostics can be difficult. Usually a tear down to minimal POST config can get you past these issues , but if not (and there aren't any other visual/audible indicators pointing to a culprit) you'll need to have other components to swap out to verify functionality.

Of course you may never need the debug LED. Personally, I don't let the absence of an LED deter me from buying a board that otherwise fits what I need.