Red lights on Motherboard (New build)

[VXER]

So i finally got done with my build (yay ! toke me around 6 hours and my room is a total mess) anyway when it starts red lights show up on the motherboard all lights that show up are 3,first one starts at the top of the mb(rightside) then another one starts just after the first ends right above the gpu(leftside) then the last one shows on the bottom of the mb(rightside) and thats it,so what does this mean ? that i got a problem ?
what i see on the start screen the asus logo shows then black sceen with this on the left upper side '_' then the asus logo shows up again then it loads to windows.

welllllp

ASUS Z97 A
ASUS GTX 770
i7 4790
8GB Ram
EVGA supernova 850w G2

 

[fireberd]

I have an ASUS Z77 motherboard and the ASUS BIOS loads twice on it, too. Everything is working OK. This is my first ASUS motherboard so I have nothing to compare. But, if yours does it, it must be a common thing with ASUS motherboards???

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Did you look at the manual regarding the lights?

Does the PC appear to operate correctly? If so, I'd assume the lights are to be expected, but...............look at the manual to confirm.

 

[VXER]

I have an ASUS Z77 motherboard and the ASUS BIOS loads twice on it, too. Everything is working OK. This is my first ASUS motherboard so I have nothing to compare. But, if yours does it, it must be a common thing with ASUS motherboards???

Hmmm well this is the first time i use anything from ASUS so i can't say also i don't see any point of a double boot up ?

 

[VXER]

Did you look at the manual regarding the lights?

Does the PC appear to operate correctly? If so, I'd assume the lights are to be expected, but...............look at the manual to confirm.

Nope,yeah it works fine OS has been set its all good...but isn't the red lights in the MB world mean that shit is about to happen ? or that something is wrong etc etc ?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

isn't the red lights in the MB world mean that shit is about to happen ? or that something is wrong etc etc ?

Sounds like you are guessing.


Why would you guess without looking at the manual or pounding Google or reading the Asus website or contacting Asus support?


Red is not a universal sign of something being wrong. My phones and radios have constant red lights.

 

[VXER]

I did check google and all i saw was posts done on Tomshardware saying that red lights mean some kinda of an error,most of them were saying that its the psu an stuff but it just made no sense so i came here...
i took a look at the manual i can't find anything about this.
can't even find one single video that shows the boot up for this mb.

 

[VXER]

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1150/Z97-A/e9060_z97-a_ug_for_web_only.pdf

page 46,im so dead

oh i just ran the it again now i see all 4 of them red leds on,so its telling me that i have something wrong with all dram,cpu,gpu and boot device.......

 

[fireberd]

My board is a P8 Z77 LE Plus. I've tried various things, including updating the BIOS and nothing made any difference. If there is something to get around the double BIOS boot I'd like to know too. My board has an i5 3550 CPU and 8 GB Ram. It is dual boot Win7/Win8, however it has nothing to do with the dual boot as it did it with just Win 8 installed.

Although its a UEFI BIOS, I'm not using UEFI.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Tell us about the ram modules how many, are they a matched pair and what make and model. Are they seated in the proper lanes if only two modules. Also are you positive you don't have extra or the mobo stand offs in the wrong positions?

 

[Layback Bear]

1. Do the red lights on the motherboard stay on after boot while your computer is running?

Reg lights should come on while the boot is in the bios. They are test lights of various circuits and hardware. Once booted into Windows the red lights should stay off if things are okay.

2. Does you power supply have it's own self diag.?

Some power supplied have a self dia. program that it goes through if the power at the switch or wall is lost or turned off. If will start fans ect to use in the test and then shut off and then boot.

Please post a screen shot of the page you would like us to see from here.

Use this tutorial by Brink:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...r_web_only.pdf

 

[Layback Bear]

I have an ASUS Z77 motherboard and the ASUS BIOS loads twice on it, too. Everything is working OK. This is my first ASUS motherboard so I have nothing to compare. But, if yours does it, it must be a common thing with ASUS motherboards???

I had a older Asus motherboard PP6X58D-E that had that problem except it booted 3 times.
A bios update solved the problem.
The bios update did not state it was for that problem but I run out of ideas so I tried it.

 

[fireberd]

I updated the BIOS on my ASUS M/B and it didn't make any difference.

 

[rvcjew]

Do you guys have dual bios on your board, and is fast boot on? This sounds normal to me if you have a backup bios that it checks with. My vi extreme also starts with red lights as it goes through its paces. Red for boot should mean power to the areas then it should go orange then green then normally turn off and only your bios light stays orange I believe.

 

[Layback Bear]

I don't use fast boot.
Sometimes using fast boot things don't get loaded.
My system still boots around 30 sec.
Different motherboard have a different light structure. That is why one must keep and read the motherboard manual.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I always download the manuals for my main components off the manufacturers website for reference later. In the excitement of the build I tend to gloss over the pages and only going back later do I learn more of its features and benefits.