User Manual

ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO
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Chapter 1
1.1.9 Onboard LEDs
1. Q LEDs
TheQLEDscheckkeycomponents(CPU,DRAM,VGA,andbootingdevices)during
themotherboardbootingprocess.Ifanerrorisfound,thecriticalcomponent’sLED
stayslitupuntiltheproblemissolved.
TheQLEDsprovidethemostprobablecauseofanerrorcodeasastartingpointfor
troubleshooting.Theactualcausemayvaryfromcasetocase.
2. CPU Status LED
TheCPUStatusLEDwillindicatethecurrentstatusofyourCPU.Aredlightindicates
thattheCPUisnotreadytoboot,andtheLEDwillturnoffoncetheproblemissolved.
EnsuretheCPUStatusLEDisoffbeforepoweringonyoursystem.