Is the VGA LED on the Aorus Z690 Elite AX motherboard flashing red?
Is the VGA LED on the Aorus Z690 Elite AX motherboard flashing red?
During a game, the PC stopped working abruptly with a black screen and attempted to restart, but no video appeared on the monitor. The motherboard's VGA LED turned red, prompting a check of the GPU connections and a physical inspection for damage (none found). I cleared the CMOS, reconnected power cables, verified the PSU, but still couldn’t determine the cause. I tested if the motherboard was faulty by booting the system with the DP cable connected directly to the motherboard, but the VGA LED remained red.
Motherboard: Aorus z690 Elite AX
CPU: Intel Core I9 12900k
GPU: RTX 3080ti Aorus Master
Cooler: Be Quiet 360mm silent Loop 2
RAM: 16x2 Gskill Trident Z 6400mhz DDR5
PSU: Rog strix 1000w
Storage:
- Samsung 970 Evo Plus (OS Windows 11) 500gb
- Samsung 870 Evo 1TB
- Seagate Barracuda 1TB
- Seagate Barracuda 8TB
(Drives are 75% full)
The PC is nearly two years old since its build date, and everything was brand new.
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