A7V880: Blinking power light

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When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004

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Bach|DK| said:
When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004
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this board is very funny, i almost throw it out of window :)
however i believe that suspend mode has failed and board remember that
and keep blinking even after one reboot (blink means suspend mode)
i sold my top end a7v8x to my friend who wants stable board and i must
say that a7v880 is el cheapo board if i compare it to a7v8x(best model).
one sad thing is ami bios and i'am wondering why all current boards from
asus comes with amibios, well probably it's just price.
 
Bach|DK| said:
When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004

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troubleshooting newsgroups.

Many motherboards do this when they're in powersaving mode. Try unplugging
the powersupply and while in that state attempt to start the PC (press its
power button) - then plug it back in and have another go. This should reset
it from a boot from standby mode to the boot from full shutdown mode. As for
why its doing it intermittantly, have you always been doing complete
shutdowns or do you sometimes use standby?

Paul
 
Paul Murphywrote:
Bach|DK| said:
When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004

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Many motherboards do this when they're in powersaving mode. Try
unplugging
the powersupply and while in that state attempt to start the PC (press
its
power button) - then plug it back in and have another go. This should
reset
it from a boot from standby mode to the boot from full shutdown mode.
As for
why its doing it intermittantly, have you always been doing complete
shutdowns or do you sometimes use standby?

Paul[/quote:b0aa1b4fd2]

1. Yes, I have used the stand by feature a couple of times.
2. I will try unplugging the powercord and then press the start button
and give you the result.

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Well, the blinking stopped after doing the "unplug cord" thing - but
the question is: how long will it last.

We'll see how it goes.

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When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004

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Are you sure it is set in the bios or OS to shut down? It sounds like
it is in hibernation or standby mode.

Ender

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
 
Enderwrote:
On 15 Aug 2004 05:11:33 -0400, (e-mail address removed)-spam.invalid
(Bach|DK|) wrote:

When I turn on my computer the power light is blinking, like, one time
each second. It keeps on blinking until I reboot or turn the computer
off. It doesn't blink every time i boot, but at random.

Is this an indication of some sort of mainboard failure?

I'm using BIOS 1004

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hardware troubleshooting newsgroups.Are you sure it is set in the bios or OS to shut down? It sounds
like
it is in hibernation or standby mode.

Ender

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to
do nothing." Edmund Burke[/quote:e14b9238db]

Uhm... huh :shock:

The problem is not to turn the thing off. It's when the computer is on
the light is blinking.

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Bach|DK| said:
Thought I'd let you know: The "blinking" is back :(

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Is that actually causing a problem - i.e. does the machine actually work
fully/reliably. Has it always done this or is it something that's just
recently started occurring - if so, what did you do with the machine prior
to the blinking starting. My thoughts are that if its not posing any
problems, it may not be worth the effort required to make it go away so
what's wrong with letting it blink away? Are you prepared if need be to do
lots of part swapping and OS reinstalling?

Paul
 
Paul Murphywrote:
Bach|DK| said:
Thought I'd let you know: The "blinking" is back :(

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Is that actually causing a problem - i.e. does the machine actually
work
fully/reliably. Has it always done this or is it something that's
just
recently started occurring - if so, what did you do with the machine
prior
to the blinking starting. My thoughts are that if its not posing any
problems, it may not be worth the effort required to make it go away
so
what's wrong with letting it blink away? Are you prepared if need be
to do
lots of part swapping and OS reinstalling?

Paul[/quote:eda94a71a5]

The reason for this post was to find out if I was the only one with
this "problem". I thought it might be a start to something going
wrong with the MB. I've found out I wasn't the only one with this
particular issue, so now I'm glad.

It doesn't seem to effect the stability of the system og cause
hardware failure. And it's not OS related, because the blinking
starts before OS is loaded.

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I have just discovered that there are 3 conditions:

1. Normal where the light burns all the time.
2. Blinking
3. Off. There is no light i the LED

Getting weird :shock:

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