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ASROCK Z690 Xtreme - CPU/DRAM RED Lights

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Topic: ASROCK Z690 Xtreme - CPU/DRAM RED Lights
Posted By: SgtRock
Subject: ASROCK Z690 Xtreme - CPU/DRAM RED Lights
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2023 at 6:54am
All,

Started my first ever build, turning out to be a nightmare. Initial build had 2 red lights as noted, returned motherboard and DRAM; just installed ONLY CPU, CPU Cooler and DRAM this time.. damn Red Lights. L1700 Intel Chip, DDR4 RAM (2 sticks).. all fully compatible.

Tried moving DRAM to other 2 slots (which is not what is recommended).. nothing. There's a fundamental problem I've got here that I'm just not grasping (yes I double checked seating of CPU with the arrow)

Help!!



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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2023 at 7:26am
Is the CPU a 13th gen CPU? If so, you may not have the right BIOS version on the
board to support it. 13th gen requires BIOS version 9.04 on that board. There should
be a sticker on the BIOS chip with a version number printed on it. If it is older
than 9.04 and you are in fact using a 13th gen CPU then you will either need to
take the board in somewhere to get updated or buy/borrow a cheap 12th gen CPU to
update with.

Good luck.

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Posted By: SgtRock
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2023 at 7:32am
Thx so much; 12th generation Intel cpu, bios older than 9.04 but should be compatible with existing BIOS version


Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2023 at 3:09pm
Try powering on with a single stick of RAM in slot A2. If that doesn't work, you
may want to RMA the CPU. A dead memory controller will cause those 2 lights to
remain lit and as you have already returned the board and RAM, the CPU becomes
the next most likely suspect.

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Posted By: SgtRock
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2023 at 9:12pm
Thanks so much, did try the A2 single stick approach, same outcome. Pursuing CPU RMA now



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