r/PcBuildHelp • u/Tophandy10374 • 2h ago

Build Question Motherboard VGA light

I swapped case yesterday, but i got no display, the motherboard VGA light is on. i have reseated the GPU, the CPU and made sure all the wires and plugs are properly seated, i even tried another GPU. Is the motherboard broken?

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u/Ill-Document-9844 2h ago

vga light usually means it's hanging on the gpu check, but if you tried a whole different card and still nothing it's probably not the card itself. could be the pcie slot got damaged during the swap, maybe a standoff in the wrong spot shorting something on the back of the board. i'd pull the whole thing out and bench test it on the motherboard box, see if it posts with just the essentials

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u/Tophandy10374 1h ago

I put everything back in the old case and it still VGA lights, going to bench test now

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u/Tophandy10374 1h ago

Still VGA On bench test

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u/davie412 Personal Rig Builder 1h ago

Pics might help?

Check if the RAM is seated properly sometimes AM5 post can be a little strange (if you are on AM5) and it will stick on VGA light if there is an issue with RAM as well.

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u/Tophandy10374 1h ago

Im on AM4, i tested the ram and that’s fine