Hey everyone! I just built my first PC and I've run into some issues. I got a bundle from New Egg featuring a Ryzen 5 7600X3D, an ASUS B650-E TUF AM5 motherboard, and 32GB of G.Skill RAM. I think I installed everything correctly, but I'm stuck with a yellow DRAM light on the motherboard. I can't even get to the BIOS, and I'm not sure if it's possible to flash it. There's also no display coming up. Any advice would be really appreciated!
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Have you checked where your video cable is plugged in? Make sure it's going into the GPU and not just the motherboard. The motherboard usually has all the USB and Internet ports, while the GPU has the HDMI or Display ports you need for display output.
First thing you should check is if the RAM sticks are seated properly. Look at your motherboard manual for guidance on which slots to use – typically, it's the farthest one from the CPU and the second closest. Remove the RAM, then put them back in, making sure it clicks into place. If that doesn't help, try testing each stick one at a time. Sometimes, you may also need to reseat the CPU. Just a heads up, the first power-up might take a bit longer for memory training, so give it a few minutes to see if anything changes.
Does memory training mean I have to do it one stick at a time? I've waited a long time, but nothing seems to change.
Yeah, I plugged it into the GPU, so I think that's good!