Hey everyone, I'm dealing with a frustrating issue. My PC froze while I was gaming, and I had to cut the power from the source because it didn't respond to the reset or power button. Now, when I try to boot it up, I'm seeing three debug LEDs lit up: DRAM, VGA, and BOOT. The fans for the power supply and chassis are working, but the CPU, graphics card, and mainboard fans are not spinning at all. I'm really hoping the motherboard isn't damaged. Can anyone give me some troubleshooting tips? I've tried different connections for my monitor, including the onboard HDMI, but there's still no output on the screen. Here are my specs if that helps: MSI X570-A PRO motherboard, Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, among other components.
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Sounds like you've hit the "three lights of doom" situation! This usually means the PC has encountered an issue during boot that stops it from proceeding. Start by reseating your RAM and GPU. Make sure everything is well plugged in! Power off, switch off your PSU, wait a little, then reseat the components and try again. If that doesn’t work, boot with just one stick of RAM to see if that helps. The fact that your CPU and GPU fans aren't running suggests something isn't quite right with the hardware setup itself, but it may not be fried yet.
Awesome news! Just wanted to share that I figured out the issue after chatting with a friend. It turns out the power connection to the components whose fans weren't spinning was slightly loose. Once I disconnected and reconnected the 12V power bar from the motherboard, everything came back to life! Sometimes it’s the simple things that cause the biggest headaches.
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