EVGA Z490 FTW User Manual page 10

EVGA Z490 FTW (122-CL-E497)
1. Power / Reset Buttons
a. Power Button
i. RED: Motherboard is turned on and running
b. Reset Button
i. White: Reset button will typically flash in conjunction with
ii. NVMe SSDs cannot be read for the purposes of the Reset LED.
2. Multifunction POST Indicator
a. During boot it will cycle many different hexadecimal post codes with a
range of 00-FF and this indicates what aspect of the Power On Self Test
(POST) is currently running.
i. For a list of POST Codes, please see Page 155.
ii. This indicator can be configured in BIOS to display hardware
3. +5VSB
a. White: Voltage present (Does not mean PSU is outputting in-spec, only
that this specific voltage is detected)
4. CATERR_LED - Catastrophic Error on the processor
a. RED: Processor error has occurred.
b. OFF: No error state detected in the CPU.
5. Active BIOS LED
a. BIOS 1
i. WHITE: BIOS 1 chip is active
ii. OFF: BIOS 2 chip is active
b. BIOS 2
i. WHITE: BIOS 2 chip is active
ii. OFF: BIOS 1 chip is active
6. Onboard ARGB LED
a. Located around the PCH heatsink, the LEDs can be directly controlled
via EVGA ELEET X1. Choose the LED colors and patterns, or turn
off in the software.
HDD/SSD LED. Depending on load, the button may flash or
appear solid white at times.
monitoring information, such as voltage or temperature. After
boot, these LEDs will show either temperature or voltage,
depending on user configuration in the BIOS.
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