[HELP] Asus z170-e VGA Red Light (photos inside)

MC48 · Jan 25, 2017

I recently bought and built a new computer. My computer starts up but I do not get a display on my monitor. My ASUS z170-e fails on the VGA test. The VGA Led light stays red. It's even red when my GPU is out of the system. I have done research on this and I've tried everything. I've tried switching ram slots, only 1 ram in each, both rams different slots, and pulling out my GPU. The light is stuck on VGA-LED.

Thanks for your help.

This is my build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WNPcNN

asus z170-e
i5-7600k
Strix 1070 OC
Kingston Fury 2666-8gb
EVGA SuperNova 650w
PNY 480gb ssd

http://i.imgur.com/7WUuK2B.jpg

http://http://imgur.com/a/x7BIN

Edit: added photos

Edit #2: I'm reading that I may have to update bios before a z170 can work with a Kaby CPU. Will buying an updated BIOS chip work for this VGA-LED problem?

bobmanuk · Jan 25, 2017

it might be worth clearing the bios, leave the graphics card out of the system for now and see if you can get it to start and display anything.

MC48 · Jan 25, 2017

bobmanuk :

Thanks for the response! =]

I can't reach bios. The computer starts, fans are working, GPU is lighting up, but it won't get past the VGA test even without the GPU in the motherboard.

bobmanuk · Jan 25, 2017

MC48 :

You can clear the bios by unplugging the PC and removing the cmos battery or using the jumper pins on the board (usually)

MC48 · Jan 25, 2017

bobmanuk :

Thanks, I have read this too. I will give this a try later tonight when I get home from work. I wish it was a different LED light that was on... At this point I would think it would be easier to find a solution.

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