Z270-A DRAM LED and 1 long, 2 short beeps.

[phillip.shaffett]

Ok, so I got everything hooked into my motherboard and correctly plugged into from the PSU. When powering up there is no display and my MoBo constantly does 1 long-2 short beeps. On the MoBo, during the power up the Red CPU light will flash very briefly and then the yellow DRAM LED will stay on. I've hit the OK MEM button, it will restart, and then continue to beep with the yellow light flashing now and eventually will restart to the point where it stays on again.

I've tried booting with 1 stick of RAM in each of my 4 slots. I've tried reseating my GPU, even booting without the GPU. I know the GPU works as it was taken out of my current desktop that works. I even booted the old desktop up with the GPU in it just to confirm it works. I've swapped out my PSU for another PSU that i know works. I bought new RAM to replace my current. I've reseated the RAM several times. Taken out the CMOS battery.

I was working with an ASUS h270 at first and i was having this exact same issue. Thought maybe it was the board and returned it and got the ASUS Z270-a. I've checked every wire over a dozen times.

I checked my RAM and bought it from ASUS' QVL.

I currently have my MoBO sitting outside the case with only the RAM,CPU and power hooked up and still the yellow DRAM light comes on.

I've checked the CPU and there's no bent prongs or anything.

My specs are :
I5-7600k
EVGA Supernova 650w
Corsair Vengence LPX 16GB (CMK16GX4M2A2400C16)
GTX 970
In a DIYPC Skyline06 case.

 

[Lutfij]

With your system breadboarded, have you tried updating the BIOS? You may also want to see if the system displays without the GPU with only one stick of ram in the slot stated in the manual.

 

[phillip.shaffett]

With your system breadboarded, have you tried updating the BIOS? You may also want to see if the system displays without the GPU with only one stick of ram in the slot stated in the manual.

Updating the BIOS isn't one I have tried yet. But I do currently have my MoBo breadboarded and i still get no display and the DRAM error light.

I'll have to try the BIOS update once I get home today. I've looked up some guides on how to do so without display but they seem pretty dated.

 

[phillip.shaffett]

upon looking at the product page i found that while it does say this motherboard supports 7th gen intel, further down it says that 7th gen will require a BIOS update.

So i guess now the question is how to update the BIOS without display.

 

[rocktalkrock]

upon looking at the product page i found that while it does say this motherboard supports 7th gen intel, further down it says that 7th gen will require a BIOS update.

So i guess now the question is how to update the BIOS without display.

Your misreading the product page. You should not need to update the BIOS for 7th generation Kaby Lake processor. The Z270 chipset was released for Kaby Lake.