Can't get to BIOS: Motherboard DRAM LED

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millzejrjr

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#317951 30-Nov-2024 11:30

Hi there,

I'm building a PC out of components left over after upgrades. I have an Asus ROG Strix X570-f motherboard with (I think) a Ryzen 3700x (w/stock Wraith Prism cooler) installed. This was working when the PC was upgraded about a year or so ago. I have since paired it with a PSU, case, RTX 3060 Ti, and 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 RAM (all of which were working in the past).

However, when I tried to boot to BIOS the yellow DRAM LED remains solid and there is no output on the display. I recently purchased some second-hand RAM on the off chance that the Crucial RAM is dead. The second pair of RAM is 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 and I've encountered the exact same problem. I even tried this RAM individually in slots A2, B2, and A1.

I've run out of ideas for the moment and wondered if anyone could provide some options/insight into what else I could try.

Thanks.

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#3314361 30-Nov-2024 11:44

A couple of results from Googling your motherboard and symptoms suggest trying removing the CMOS battery for a bit to reset the board back to factory defaults.

millzejrjr

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#3314365 30-Nov-2024 12:45

Thanks for the suggestion. I removed the CMOS battery and left it out for 45 minutes or so. Just placed it back in and no change - still a solid yellow DRAM LED.

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#3314386 30-Nov-2024 14:46

Can you update BIOS via the flashback approach- https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1038568/

Latest version here: https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-x570-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios/

CPU: AMD 5900x | RAM: GSKILL Trident Z Neo RGB F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC-32-GB | MB: Asus X570-E | GFX: EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti| Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 2560x1440

Quic: https://account.quic.nz/refer/473833 R473833EQKIBX

millzejrjr

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#3314394 30-Nov-2024 15:16

Just did a BIOS Flashback but still getting the solid yellow DRAM LED on startup. Thanks for the suggestion.

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#3314406 30-Nov-2024 16:24

Suggest you remove all add on cards, all usb except keyboard.
Install just 1 stick of RAM.
see if it boots with nothing else plugged in.

CPU: AMD 5900x | RAM: GSKILL Trident Z Neo RGB F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC-32-GB | MB: Asus X570-E | GFX: EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti| Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 2560x1440

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#3315778 4-Dec-2024 06:38

@millzejrjr

ASUS released several X570-F BIOS updates to address memory compatibility issues, so I also recommend updating the BIOS with USB Flashback,

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 3602

- Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.1
- Support Smart Access Memory for Ryzen 3000 Series Processors
- Fix the L3 cache performance in AIDA64
- Improved system performance
- Improved system compatibility
- Improved memory performance

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 3405

1. Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.0
2. Update AMD RAID UEFI driver
3. Improve system stability

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 2816

Version 2816 Beta Version

1. Support AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.1.0.0 Patch C
2. Improve system stability
3. Improve DRAM compatibility
4. Improve system performance

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 2812

Version 2812 Beta Version 19.72 MB 2020/11/05

1. Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.1.0.0 Patch C
2. Improve system stability
3. Improve DRAM compatibility

1. Updated AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.1.0.0 Patch B
2. Improve system performance and stability
3. Improved DRAM compatibility

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 2606

Improve system performance and stability
Improve Fan control function
Improve DRAM stability
Update AM4 AGESA combo V2 PI 1.0.8.0
Improve system stability
Improve DRAM performance

ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING BIOS 2407

- Improved system performance and compatibility
- Improved DRAM compatibility
- Update AM4 combo V2 PI 1.0.0.2"

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#3315779 4-Dec-2024 07:10

K8Toledo:
@millzejrjr

ASUS released several X570-F BIOS updates to address memory compatibility issues, so I also recommend updating the BIOS with USB Flashback,

Although I'm sure it's appreciated.

Pays to read some of the reply streams beyond the initial.

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=50&topicid=317951&page_no=1#3314394

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#3315790 4-Dec-2024 07:58

Oblivian:
K8Toledo:

@millzejrjr

ASUS released several X570-F BIOS updates to address memory compatibility issues, so I also recommend updating the BIOS with USB Flashback,

Although I'm sure it's appreciated.

Pays to read some of the reply streams beyond the initial.

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=50&topicid=317951&page_no=1#3314394

OK, fair comment. In that case OP should make sure flashback actually flashed the BIOS. I find if the USB drive isn't formatted properly (FAT32 full format), the drive is read, but not flashed.

Flasback light blinks slowly while reading drive, then quickly when writing to EEPROM. If it blinks slowly and stops, the BIOS isn't flashed.

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#3315794 4-Dec-2024 08:35

From what I recall of the x570 boards from 5 years ago (oof) the Asus boards were highly recommended but also a pain in the butt re: bios. Friend had to re-update multiple times on his TUF x570 during the agesa releases just to get it to work.

I would suggest making sure all contacts on dimms, cpu and mobo are clean, maybe pop in a new cmos battery if it’s been sitting for a while.

If you have a spare am4 CPU also try that if anything changes, have to be sure though that you don’t use a older gen am4 since the later bios updates could drop support in favour of the newer zen 3 skus.

If nothing then the mobo mem slots might have carked it unfortunately.

Edit: also try an explicit reset via jumpers if you havent already done so.