Red indicator light on Gigabyte B450 Aorus M board, no functionality detected

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Red indicator light on Gigabyte B450 Aorus M board, no functionality detected

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05-11-2018, 07:26 PM

I'm facing the same problem with this motherboard, and it seems to be widespread. (First time I saw it here : ) The computer I bought on eBay was really nice, even mentioning my name in the video to prove it was genuine, but it won't power on properly. Instead of a full boot, I only get a faint light on with the CPU visible and no BIOS beep, even though I have a PC speaker. Could you help?

theonlyraider

05-11-2018, 07:26 PM #1

Yoshix
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05-12-2018, 01:33 PM

Could require a bio refresh to ensure compatibility. Originally built for 2MD generation CPUs.

Yoshix

05-12-2018, 01:33 PM #2

Could require a bio refresh to ensure compatibility. Originally built for 2MD generation CPUs.

Khromatic
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05-12-2018, 03:21 PM

The packaging mentions compatibility with third-generation CPUs, but updating the BIOS is challenging without a working CPU. What steps should I take?

Khromatic

05-12-2018, 03:21 PM #3

The packaging mentions compatibility with third-generation CPUs, but updating the BIOS is challenging without a working CPU. What steps should I take?

NateDawgg2020
Member

05-14-2018, 12:47 PM

I realized the person who sold me the unit removed the CPU power pin, but the GPU is still faulty. It displays those lines on the screen even though it's not working properly.

NateDawgg2020

05-14-2018, 12:47 PM #4

I realized the person who sold me the unit removed the CPU power pin, but the GPU is still faulty. It displays those lines on the screen even though it's not working properly.