Everything looks good, except for the “boot” LED. Where should I go from here?

Burai_Kallichorios · September 25, 2022

My Specs:

Hi everyone. I’m new to making PCs, and I’m on my first at the moment. I was following LTT’s video for building computers, and I’ve managed to get to the first power-up part (1:01:17).

My RAM, GPU, and CPU all show up in the BIOS; as does my SSD, but only when I go to the “NVME Configuration” section. (Screenshots below)

My biggest problem is that the “boot” LED is still on. I’ve heard that this usually means that it’s waiting for a boot device, but my motherboard’s manual says that it means I need to install my OS. I watched ahead in LTT’s video though, and they don’t install the OS until the very end.

Should I just go along with the video and focus on getting the case ready and installing everything, installing the OS at the end, or is there something else I need to focus on right now?

Thanks for your help.

Edited September 25, 2022 by Burai_Kallichorios
Mistake in image uploads, adding BIOS version

Budget DIY · September 25, 2022

No experience with nvme, and I also don't pay any attention to random LED's. Your system starts up, and seems to function correctly. Temps also look very reasonable. So I'm not sure in which building phase you are. But you could either just install your OS right now, or just finish building the system: the hardware is working.

wolfmcbeard · September 25, 2022

You ought to be able to go ahead and install your os at this point,
I didn't even check if my ssd showed up in bios and just went full send for my windows 10 install
The boot LED is just indicating that the pc can't boot an os, which is fine if you've yet to install one.