Hello, proud owner of V3 here. I received my V3 today and am trying to boot it up for the first time. I am using the USB-C for power, and have two 16G memory DIMMs, and only get the two flashing amber LEDs. I've reseated the memory, and tried the power in both of the USB-C slots, but same result. I'm trying to narrow down if it's a power supply issue, or if it's a memory issue. Do I need to have both slots filled, or can I try it with just one DIMM? The memory that I'm using is this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019FRCV9G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and the power supply and cord are these: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLR7T1M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MW1ZWP6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I do not have access to a regular power supply, though I can probably get one off of Amazon. Please advise next steps to debug. Thanks in advance! jorgy
One DIMM is just fine (I use the one closest to the fan.) A side question, did you press the power button?
Thanks for your reply. Yup, I did try both the power button and the reset button. I also tried one DIMM in each slot, but same result each time - flashing yellow LEDs. Again, any help is appreciated!
(Based on V8, V3 may be similar or same) The Amber/Green LED near one corner of the BOLT is the power-state LED. No light == no power is supplied/detected Stable Amber == proper power is supplied Green == Power is ON The other Amber LED is the IO13 LED on the Arduino side. Default Arduino code is "blinker" (1 second ON, 1 second OFF.)
Apparently flashing amber on the power-state LED means it doesn't like the type USB-C power I was using. I switched to the DC laptop style adapter this morning, and now it's booting up properly. I'm installing an OS now. Thanks for your reply! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0132ST35Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Section 3.1 of the manual will show you the location of the BIOS switch on the bottom of the board, iirc, people who received V8's would sometimes get a board with the switch still in the "reset" position, I'd suggest either checking the manual, which further in illustrates the positions on the switch or just flipping it and trying to boot again.
Thanks for your reply. Switch position didn't make any difference for me. Using a DC laptop power supply did allow me to boot normally, rather than USB-C power supply.
