red Dram light on

[xmads]

my motherborad chrased a coupel of weeks ago, i ordered a new on and put it ind today but
the Dram lights red

so i was wondering if it should do that even if i have no ram in my sockets.
and would Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9 be a replacment if it is the ram that is the problem

i tryed to check it here but got my self confused https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97PRO_GAMER/HelpDesk_QVL/

rig consists of

asus b85 pro gaming
nvidea gtx 770
i7 4770
right now i have kingston hyper x beast 2133 Hz ram

 

[alexoiu]

"so i was wondering if it should do that even if i have no ram in my sockets."
Yes.
Try testing with single RAM module in each slot. Test each RAM. See if still red DRAM led.

 

[xmads]

still have a red light with one block in and it does not matter what socket
but i think the ram that i have is incompatebel with the motherboard

thats why i orderd som Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 8GB CL9 but im confused about QVL so im not sure they are compatibel

 

[alexoiu]

"should the red light be there when i have no ram in at all? "
Yes. It's signaling missing RAMs.
The Kingston one should work, though, unless defective.

 

[xmads]

well they worked on the old motherboard but they might have gone bad with it.

 

[alexoiu]

It could be the RAM, or it could be the CPU. Can you borrow a RAM module, just for testing?

 

[xmads]

dont think its the cpu, the hole system runs fine i just dont get anny picture on screen

dont have acess to anny ohter ram right now but the corsair rams will proberbly be here in a couple of days

 

[alexoiu]

"dont think its the cpu, the hole system runs fine i just dont get anny picture on screen"
The memory controller is integrated into the CPU. What damaged the old board might have damaged the CPU too. But... hard to say without testing.

 

[xmads]

i know how i damged the motherboard and i dont think the cpu would have taken anny damge, unless it took damge when i power on the computer while the motherboard was broken.

 

[alexoiu]

An option would be ordering new RAMs and, if still not working, RMA-ing the CPU, if under warranty.

 

[xmads]

An option would be ordering new RAMs and, if still not working, RMA-ing the CPU, if under warranty.

Oh new ram is already on the way and CPU has no warranty it is nearly two year's old

 

[alexoiu]

For Intel CPUs it's 3 yrs, if I'm not wrong: http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-020033.htm

 

[xmads]

The manufacturer or supplier of your computer system generally provides a warranty. Check the warranty documentation that came with your system, or contact your computer manufacturer or place of purchase for warranty coverage information. (taken from your link)

and i know the law in denmark where i live says 2 years and if they whant to, they could just say that i broke the cpu and i wloud have to pay for a new one. so if its the cpu i think ill buy a cheaper model with the same scoket

 

[xmads]

so i just got my new ram didnt work, guess it is the cpu then.
looked at the motherboad and the bios rev number says 1.01, could the probelm be that i need to update my bios

 

[alexoiu]

The 4770 is supported out of the box. No need for a BIOS update: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/B85PRO_GAMER/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[xmads]

well i checked if the motherboard had anny bend pins ind the cpu hup and it didnt so i put the cpu back in a pressed the power button, noticed that the cpu LED blicks red and then the dram LED just goes solid red so im pretty sure it's is the cpu now i will put this as the solution when i get a new cpu and check if it works.

 

[alexoiu]

No problem. Post back the result.

 

[xmads]

New cpu put in today still the same problem cpu LED lights up when i power on and then dram LED goes solid red

 

[alexoiu]

Does the CPU fan spin when starting the board?

 

[xmads]

i have whater cooler on and it powers on so dont think that is the problem

 

[alexoiu]

What CPU using now, still 4770?

 

[xmads]

4790 k

 

[alexoiu]

What are the last 4 digits on a sticker like http://www.guru3d.com/miraserver/images/2011/990fx-sabertooth/IMG_4499.jpg ?

 

[xmads]

the 4 last are 2103

 

[alexoiu]

CPU is supported. Have you tested with single RAM module each slot and still red DRAM led?