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The document discusses troubleshooting steps for accessing BIOS on a GIGABYTE B650 gaming motherboard, detailing actions such as disconnecting cables, removing the CMOS battery, and testing different display connections. It highlights that the issue may lie with the DisplayPort cable, suggesting that GIGABYTE should address compatibility problems with high-refresh-rate monitors. Additionally, it provides insights into diagnosing common motherboard LED indicators and potential CPU, DRAM, and GPU issues during PC setup.

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BIOS

The document discusses troubleshooting steps for accessing BIOS on a GIGABYTE B650 gaming motherboard, detailing actions such as disconnecting cables, removing the CMOS battery, and testing different display connections. It highlights that the issue may lie with the DisplayPort cable, suggesting that GIGABYTE should address compatibility problems with high-refresh-rate monitors. Additionally, it provides insights into diagnosing common motherboard LED indicators and potential CPU, DRAM, and GPU issues during PC setup.

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‫ وسأقدم هنا بعض النصائح لمن يبحث عنها مستقباًل‬،٢٠٢٤ ‫واجهت هذه المشكلة في عام‬.

GIGABYTE B650 gaming X

‫ لم أستطع الدخول إلى‬BIOS ‫( باستخدام أي شيء‬F1-12، ‫و‬Del، ‫ والدخول من‬Windows، ‫)إلخ‬.


‫ مرة‬٣٠٠٠ ‫أعدت تشغيل الجهاز‬.

‫حللت المشكلة بعد القيام بالخطوات التالية‬:

- ‫ سًنا من اللوحة الأم‬٢٤ ‫فصل كابل‬.

‫ إزالة بطارية‬CMOS.

‫إزالة شرائح الذاكرة‬.

‫كابلها‬/‫ فالسبب هو شاشتك‬،‫ إذا استمرت المشكلة‬.‫ أعد تركيبها‬،‫ دقائق‬٥ ‫بعد‬.

‫ جربت استخدام‬DisplayPort ‫ و‬HDMI ،‫ هرتز‬١٦٥ ‫ بكسل وتردد‬١٤٤٠ ‫ بوصة بدقة‬٢٧ ‫على شاشة‬
‫لكن دون جدوى‬.

‫ هرتز عبر‬٦٠ ‫ بكسل وتردد‬١٠٨٠ ‫ وصلت شاشتي القديمة المتهالكة بدقة‬HDMI، ‫وأخيًرا ظهرت‬
‫ شاشة‬BIOS ‫على الشاشة‬.

[‫ المشكلة تكمن في كابالت ]برأيي‬DP ‫ وربما يجب على جيجابايت‬،‫وشاشات التحديث العالي‬
‫حلها إذا كانت على دراية بالمشكلة‬.

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I installed my PC for the first time and the CPU LED on the motherboard is red, but
I don't see any problem. The PC turned on just fine. What could be the problem?

Long, long ago you might have seen a red LED simply as a power LED. These were
sometimes passive, basically just connected to one of the system power rails. Why
red? Long ago, red LEDs were much cheaper than green or yellow, and blue didn’t
even exist. Even today, the better blue LEDs won’t run from a 3.3V power rail.
These days, it’s bad design to use a red LED for anything other than trouble!

One very good suggestion: Read The Frackin’ Manual. Did your main board come with a
manual? If not, that’s a problem. A board manual from a reputable company will tell
you about the LEDs and what errors might indicate. If your board didn’t come with a
manual:

Check the box for an installation CD… maybe it’s there, maybe they don’t
include those anymore. That would likely contain the manual.
Look for a quick-start guide or a card with a QR code on it. That’s probably
going to lead you to the web page for your board, which will have manuals and the
drivers you’ll need at some point.
If neither, you can go to your manufacturer’s website and find your board. Same
deal.

If any of these are problematic, you’re doing it wrong. You never want to build up
a new PC without having some other PC in the room with you. There will be questions
to ask. There may be applications to load. Those things will be needed before your
new system is up and running.

In the context of a modern motherboard — usually something from 2015 and later —
there are often multiple LEDs in a cluster, usually at least four and sometimes a
bunch more, to help you debug issues that, in general, occur before your system
will boot. So it’s kind of weird to see a red CPU LED and still have what appears
to be a working system. This particular setup is MSI’s “Easy Debug” setup, split
into LEDs for CPU, DRAM, VGA, and BOOT. What can these indicate? All sorts of
stuff. Don’t worry about lights that blink when booting up, but if one’s on steady,
you may have a problem.

CPU LED

This is what you’re seeing, of course. And it’s enough of an issue that some main
boards break things down into additional diagnostics, like separate power supply
LEDs, etc. I’m sticking with the minimal model that MSI and some others use, but
this is not specific to MSI. Possible meanings:

CPU isn’t fully supported by BIOS. This would usually result in a non-booting
condition, but you never know. You may need a BIOS update. This wouldn’t be a thing
I’d expect for a new system bought as a whole, but if you’re integrating your own,
then yeah, it’s a thing.
CPU power may have a problem. Check your cabling, including extra CPU power
cables, and check that your power supply is sufficient for what you’re including in
the system, including DRAM and GPU(s).
CPU not seated properly. You’d expect this to prevent booting, but this is one
of the reasons for the LED to be lit.
CPU bent/broken pin. For PGA packaged CPUs, you could have a bent or broken pin
and still be able boot with a bent or missing CPU pin, but something might not
function properly. This could also be detected as a DRAM error.
CPU is defective in some way. Did you buy from a legit source?
Socket bent/broken pin. For LGA packaged CPUs, the CPU just has pads, which
rarely fail. The pins are in the socket, and as with the PGA CPU, a few bent pins
might be detectable but not affect boot. I had this actually happen. I was building
an AMD Threadripper system (typing on it now) and the main board I ordered had,
somewhere in shipping, dislodged the plastic cap that protects the socket. I didn’t
notice when setting it up, but that had bent a whole mess of pins (with 4094 pins
its not hard to miss one or two being FUBARed, but I probably had about 50 messed
up pins).
CPU heat problems. Check you cooler and case to ensure the fans work, there’s
no obstruction, the fans is plugged into the correct fan header, etc. Did you put
“bird shit” (aka, thermal paste) between the CPU and heat sink, if required?
BIOS problems. The BIOS in a weird state, or with a failing “CMOS” backup
battery, may be confusing the boot process. Replace the battery, reset the BIOS,
etc. if you’re running out of options.
Since you are booting, boot into the BIOS menus and see if there’s any
additional information being offered by your system.

DRAM LED

Since today’s CPUs directly address DRAM, it can actually be a problem with the CPU
that’s affecting a memory failure. So if you’re debugging this kind of issue,
understand that you need to check both. Possible meanings:

DRAM module not properly seated, or other DRAM functional failure. Ensure the
DIMMs are seated and snapped in.
DRAM module in wrong slot. Some main boards want a particular order of module
population.
Bad sock or other main board issue preventing a DRAM from functioning.
Bad BIOS settings related to DRAM.
If you’re seeing a DRAM failure, test one module at a time. Try several
sockets.

VGA LED
This is for the graphics card or graphics processor. But it’s really about the
system interface to those devices. It’s not an indication of a GPU card malfunction
per se, but it could be an issue of the CPU to GPU interfacing. Possible meanings:

For CPUs with integrated graphics, it could be some of the issues noted for the
CPU LED.
GPU card not seated properly. Reseat it and latch it in place.
GPU card not powered properly. Most but not all GPUs need one or more PCIe
auxiliary power cables. Ensure these are connected to the right sockets on a
modular power supply, and that all the connectors are correctly snapped in place.

BOOT LED

This is about booting up from a storage device. Possible meanings

Boot device malfunction. Check your M.2 card for proper insertion. Check your
SATA cabling. Try a different SATA port — could be a main board issue.

BEEP CODES

Here’s another thing to consider: BIOS Beep Codes. Do you have a speaker attached
to the main board? If you have a speaker and know your BIOS company, you might get
some more information listening to beep codes on startup.

BIOS INTERACTION

Since you’re working, boot into the BIOS… after you update it, of course. Look at
the main status page. Run any diagnostics it offers. All BIOS start with POST
(power on self test) which is the originator of at least some of the errors
reported by the LEDs. It speaks English (and probably other languages) so it may be
able to tell you more than the four bits of data you get from the LEDs.

BASIC DEBUGGING

While it’s certainly a pain in the ass to have to take apart an almost-working
system, that’s sometimes what you have to try to find problems. Update the BIOS.
Change the “CMOS” battery. Take everything out of your system. Reinstall the CPU,
put in one DIMM. Look for problems. Still getting that CPU light? Move the DIMM. If
it’s good, built up from there. If not, maybe you have a bum CPU. I’ve sent them
back before. And main boards, and all kinds of stuff that wasn’t working correctly.

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