CPU/DRAM Red Lights

[Ben Cham]

I recently built my computer with a ryzen 5 3600 gskill ripjaws 16 gb 3600mz and a msi tomahawk b450 max and I have the CPU and DRAM red lights on my motherboard. My monitor will not pick up signal from my PC and I have checked my CPU and ram and have not spotted anything wrong with either of them. Is there something I can do?

[Perrytheplatypus43]

here is a forum post i found: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/red-cpu-light-on-msi-b450-tomahawk-max-motherboard.3513749/ hope it helps

[Moonzy]

23 minutes ago, Ben Cham said:

My monitor will not pick up signal from my PC and I have checked my CPU and ram and have not spotted anything wrong with either of them.

make sure your monitor is plugged into the GPU

 

could:

- clear cmos

- try reseating the ram

- try 1 stick of RAM in each slot

- try reseating the CPU (twist and tilt cooler gently before pulling up)

[Ben Cham]

15 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

make sure your monitor is plugged into the GPU

 

could:

- clear cmos

- try reseating the ram

- try 1 stick of RAM in each slot

- try reseating the CPU (twist and tilt cooler gently before pulling up)

I am fairly new to computers so if you don’t mind me asking how do I clear cmos

[Moonzy]

36 minutes ago, Ben Cham said:

I am fairly new to computers so if you don’t mind me asking how do I clear cmos

first, shut down your computer, and power off your psu

 

then:

- find the CLR_CMOS pins (normally on the bottom right of the motherboard, consult motherboard manual to be sure) and short the two pins with a screwdriver for 3 seconds

 

or

 

- find a round silver thing that is about 6/8 inch / 20mm in diameter (near the middle of the motherboard most of the time), push a little silver tab at one of its side and the button cell will pop out, wait for 2 minutes before re-inserting it, smaller face side down