#Dram light flickering between cpu and no signal on monitor (new pc)

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cold kestrel
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So, I’ve tried switching the ram in different slots, tried one ram at a time and still nothing. I’ve tried resetting the CMOS battery and nope. I don’t have any spare ram to try out so i don’t know what to do at this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

bitter axle
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#1, what's your MB and CPU?
#2, try removing and reinserting the GPU and move your display connector over 1 slot.

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@cold kestrel

cold kestrel
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  1. b450 aorus pro wifi, ryzen 5
bitter axle
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ryzen 5, what kind

cold kestrel
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and also i will try gpu tmr ty!

bitter axle
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crap, your CPU doesn't have an IGPU. That's going to make this harder. If you can't get video out after doing what I said, it's time to play swap the parts until it works.

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First would be to [if it doesn't work] RMA the GPU. If a new GPU doesn't fix the issue, RMA the CPU.

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If the system was pre-built. Send it back.

cold kestrel
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i am getting someone else’s ram tmr or tuesday to see if it is faulty ram, and if not then i’m so done

cold kestrel
bitter axle
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RAM light can also be for graphics. Having basic debug led only helps so much [and can sometimes be completely wrong]
Actual letter&number debug LEDs are a life saver

cold kestrel
bitter axle
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Because it flickers to the CPU, that might be what's defective. Your board doesn't have a BIOS flash button so attempting that is useless.

cold kestrel
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light is still red

cold kestrel
bitter axle
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That's what I was talking about. My motherboard has a flash button on the board itself to test this. At the time I got the board I didn't know about this feature. When I installed my CPU, my BIOS version didn't support it. Thankfully I had a ryzen 5 CPU from my old PC and used that one to update the BIOS.

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Some places will loan CPUs for BIOS updates. If you're near a Best Buy, try asking them.

cold kestrel
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to be honest at this point might send it to a best buy for them to figure out what’s wrong

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Thank you, and I will see if this works, will give an update! :)

bitter axle
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[make sure to unzip the folder]