DRAM and BOOT light is on and no video input

[jaeguar]

This is my first build and I'm still quite new to pc building. any help would be greatly appreciated cause I am so lost rn. 

 

Problem

System doesn't boot, says no video input. everything seems to be working (cpu and case fans work, mobo lights up). mobo has 4 lights to indicate roughly where the problem is coming from and the DRAM and BOOT light is constantly on.

 

What I've Tried

me being a first time builder thought the gpu is the problem since there's no video input, tried placing gpu in different slots and still doesn't work. noticed the lights are on and searched up a little. tried to place RAM in different slots, tried one stick at a time in each slot. still doesn't work. when i tried with no sticks in, only the dram light is on, boot light is off. tried to reset cmos (not sure if i did it correctly). Built everything outside the case and ensured all cable connections were secure, slowly removed one part at a time starting with the gpu, then ssd, then the ram until only the cpu is left. DRAM light is constantly on and the BOOT light switches off when no RAM stick is inserted. 

 

 

Parts

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor

MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard

(bought the mobo and cpu as a bundle and it came with the bios updated) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8) DDR4-3600 CL 18 Memory

Storage: Crucial P1 1TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card: Palit GeForce GTX1060 (Placeholder) 

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case

[svmlegacy]

What monitor are you using, and where are you plugging the cable into?

[Plermpel]

If nothing is defective I assume your BIOS is NOT up to date but first try to reset CMOS.

 

Unplug your power cable of the PC and hit the power button to make shure all capacitors are emptied. Remove your CMOS battery and short the two contacts of the battery socket with a screw driver.

Wait a few minutes, put the battery back in and then try to start the PC with only one Memory Stick. The correct slot should be the second one next to the CPU but look that up in theanual to be shure.

 

If the System still doesn't boot it will be the BIOS or dead component. But I assume the BIOS since my Strix X570 board did exactly the same with my 5950X.

 

To update the BIOS download the latest BIOS for your board from the ASUS Website. Unzip the Package and run the BIOS Renamer once, the file name of your BIOS should have changed.

Then go format a USB Stick not bigger then 8GB in FAT32 and put zhe renamed BIOS .cap file on it. Put the USB Stick in the port marked with BIOS Flash. Your system should be turned off, then press and hold the BIOS Flash button for about 3sec, a LED in the tiny hole next to the button should start blinking. Wait till the LED stops blinking, this can take a while, for me about 10min but could be longer. Don't touch your system while that, don't turn it on, or off, or unplug the power or anything. When the LED stoped blinking, leave the stick in and turn the system on with the normal power button, if it worked you will probably get a RGB firmware update and a few restarts. Unplug the stick when the system did the first POST and you're good to go.

 

If it still doesn't boot some of your hardware is most likeley dead (CPU, MoBo or RAM)

[-rascal-]

The Ryzen 5600X has no iGPU (integrated graphics), so the HDMI / DisplayPorts on the BACK of the motherboard is NOT functional.

You need a G-series Ryzen APU to be able use those said video outputs.

This means, you NEED to plug your monitor / display into the back of the GTX 1060, or you get nothing on-screen.

 

Depending on the model of the GTX 1060, it could either need a PCI-E 6-pin, or PCI-E 8-pin power cable, etc.

That PCI-E power cable is REQUIRE, and NOT optional.

 

X570 / B550 motherboards does not *exactly* support Ryzen 5000-series out-of-the-box.

They will need a BIOS update to properly support the Ryzen 5600X or any other 5000-seies Ryzen CPU.

This is holds true if the B550 / X570 (or B450 / X470) board in questions rolled out the ASUS plant prior for Ryzen 5000-series release (e..g old stock).

Any of the B550 / X570 boards you get now (after Ryzen 5000-series) release, *should* support Ryzen 5000-series out-of-the-box.

 

Yes, if you start pulling parts out of the system, MORE of those Debug LEDs will light up.

You are missing more and more parts needed for the system to boot.

If you pull all your DRAM sticks out, the DRAM LED is light up, because DRAM is missing.

Next you pull all your SSDs / HDDs out, is now doesn't detect a storage drive, so Boot LED lights up... etc, etc...

[jaeguar]

37 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

What monitor are you using, and where are you plugging the cable into?

Philips 242M7, i use hdmi cable from the graphics card to the monitor

[jaeguar]

23 minutes ago, Plermpel said:

If nothing is defective I assume your BIOS is NOT up to date but first try to reset CMOS.

Unplug your power cable of the PC and hit the power button to make shure all capacitors are emptied. Remove your CMOS battery and short the two contacts of the battery socket with a screw driver.

Wait a few minutes, put the battery back in and then try to start the PC with only one Memory Stick. The correct slot should be the second one next to the CPU but look that up in theanual to be shure.

If the System still doesn't boot it will be the BIOS or dead component. But I assume the BIOS since my Strix X570 board did exactly the same with my 5950X.

To update the BIOS download the latest BIOS for your board from the ASUS Website. Unzip the Package and run the BIOS Renamer once, the file name of your BIOS should have changed.

Then go format a USB Stick not bigger then 8GB in FAT32 and put zhe renamed BIOS .cap file on it. Put the USB Stick in the port marked with BIOS Flash. Your system should be turned off, then press and hold the BIOS Flash button for about 3sec, a LED in the tiny hole next to the button should start blinking. Wait till the LED stops blinking, this can take a while, for me about 10min but could be longer. Don't touch your system while that, don't turn it on, or off, or unplug the power or anything. When the LED stoped blinking, leave the stick in and turn the system on with the normal power button, if it worked you will probably get a RGB firmware update and a few restarts. Unplug the stick when the system did the first POST and you're good to go.

If it still doesn't boot some of your hardware is most likeley dead (CPU, MoBo or RAM)

i'm kind of new to all this and read somewhere to update the BIOS i need to use an older CPU? i don't have one, would it work using my current CPU? 

[Plermpel]

Your luck is, your mainboard, with usb bios flash you can update just like I described.

 

Edit.: Even without any components on the MoBo, just Power. It was called EZ flash once, don't know how it's called now.

[jaeguar]

5 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

The Ryzen 5600X has no iGPU (integrated graphics), so the HDMI / DisplayPorts on the BACK of the motherboard is NOT functional.

You need a G-series Ryzen APU to be able use those said video outputs.

This means, you NEED to plug your monitor / display into the back of the GTX 1060, or you get nothing on-screen.

 

Depending on the model of the GTX 1060, it could either need a PCI-E 6-pin, or PCI-E 8-pin power cable, etc.

That PCI-E power cable is REQUIRE, and NOT optional.

 

X570 / B550 motherboards does not *exactly* support Ryzen 5000-series out-of-the-box.

They will need a BIOS update to properly support the Ryzen 5600X or any other 5000-seies Ryzen CPU.

This is holds true if the B550 / X570 (or B450 / X470) board in questions rolled out the ASUS plant prior for Ryzen 5000-series release (e..g old stock).

Any of the B550 / X570 boards you get now (after Ryzen 5000-series) release, *should* support Ryzen 5000-series out-of-the-box.

 

i connected the monitor to the gpu and is powered with pci-e  6 pin. i bought the cpu and mobo together and they said the BIOS update will be done for me. 

[jaeguar]

1 minute ago, Plermpel said:

Your luck is, your mainboard with usb bios flash you can update just like I described.

ok, i will try that next. will let you know how it goes, thank you

[-rascal-]

5 minutes ago, jaeguar said:

i'm kind of new to all this and read somewhere to update the BIOS i need to use an older CPU? i don't have one, would it work using my current CPU? 

 

The B550-F Gaming has the USB BIOS Flashback feature.

You don't need an older (or any CPU installed) to update the BIOS.

Heck, you don't even need RAM / CPU / SSD / GPU installed to use USB BIOS Flashback feature -- as long as you have a PSU powering the motherboard.

 

Grab one of the new(er) BIOS files from ASUS's B550-F Gaming webpage, extract / unzip the file, and put it onto a USB stick.

https://rog.asus.com/ca-en/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios/

 

Follow the steps word-for-word from Page 2-12 in the motherboard manual.

 

[jaeguar]

3 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

The B550-F Gaming has the USB BIOS Flashback feature.

You don't need an older (or any CPU installed) to update the BIOS.

Heck, you don't even need RAM / CPU / SSD / GPU installed to use USB BIOS Flashback feature -- as long as you have a PSU powering the motherboard.

 

Grab one of the new(er) BIOS files from ASUS's B550-F Gaming webpage, extract / unzip the file, and put it onto a USB stick.

https://rog.asus.com/ca-en/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-model/helpdesk_bios/

 

Follow the steps word-for-word from Page 2-12 in the motherboard manual.

 

so it's safer to remove everything and just have the MOBO connected to the PSU? 

[-rascal-]

6 minutes ago, jaeguar said:

so it's safer to remove everything and just have the MOBO connected to the PSU? 

 

It would be the same.

USB BIOS Flashback doesn't care if you have everything plugged in / installed, or not.

Even if you have everything connected, USB BIOS Flashback will just ignore them / pretend it's no there.

 

If you are first time builder, I would probably leave the CPU in the socket (if it's already in there).

Lower the chance of bending / damaging the tiny CPUs pins, or damaging the socket.

 

[jaeguar]

12 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

It would be the same.

USB BIOS Flashback doesn't care if you have everything plugged in / installed, or not.

Even if you have everything connected, USB BIOS Flashback will just ignore them / pretend it's no there.

 

If you are first time builder, I would probably leave the CPU in the socket (if it's already in there).

Lower the chance of bending / damaging the tiny CPUs pins, or damaging the socket.

 

will try this next and let you guys know how it goes, thank you

[jaeguar]

update:

after updating the bios and making sure everything is plugged in correctly, it now works. Thank you to everyone who helped