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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: hairyyak on August 12, 2010, 11:35:03 pm
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I am getting a red led for the voltage CPU warning lights even though I am on auto for all the settings - it correctly detected my i7 930 clock ratio etc.
I have looked on the Intel web-site but I am not sure what setting I have to change to get this warning light to disappear. It says on the web-site that the VID Voltage range is 0.8 - 1.375v. My vcore voltage is well within this range - assuming this is the correct setting.
Also I have issues with booting and I am assuming it is something to do with this. Well I wanted to try it out and find out.
Sometimes it resets itself when I turn the machine on and it takes 2/3 tries before it stays on permanently - other times it get to the boot screen and freezes.
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Firstly are you sure it is the red voltage warning light, as these are very close to each other and easy to mix up? I would advise checking that the CPU is seated correctly and with thermal paste on the heatsink/fan unit. Also make sure the heatsink is securely fastened down on all four corners.
Can you list all your hardware and OS please?
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Firstly are you sure it is the red voltage warning light, as these are very close to each other and easy to mix up? I would advise checking that the CPU is seated correctly and with thermal paste on the heatsink/fan unit. Also make sure the heatsink is securely fastened down on all four corners.
Can you list all your hardware and OS please?
Thanks, I was getting confused my voltage warning lights with CPU overheating ones. I had not fitted the CPU fan correctly - so once I did this the warning light went away.
Hopefully this might solve my booting problems too.
Thanks very much.
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You're welcome. It is not an uncommon problem with the stock heatsinks and those LEDs are so close together. 8)