PC works fine, motherboard LED blinks when it's off
I had left my desktop PC with an ASUS motherboard plugged in at night (I generally unplug it when I'm not using it) and I noticed it's motherboard LED was blinking. I unplugged it, waited 10 seconds and plugged it in again, but still it blinks.
What does it mean?
motherboard led
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
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I had left my desktop PC with an ASUS motherboard plugged in at night (I generally unplug it when I'm not using it) and I noticed it's motherboard LED was blinking. I unplugged it, waited 10 seconds and plugged it in again, but still it blinks.
What does it mean?
motherboard led
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54
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I had left my desktop PC with an ASUS motherboard plugged in at night (I generally unplug it when I'm not using it) and I noticed it's motherboard LED was blinking. I unplugged it, waited 10 seconds and plugged it in again, but still it blinks.
What does it mean?
motherboard led
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
I had left my desktop PC with an ASUS motherboard plugged in at night (I generally unplug it when I'm not using it) and I noticed it's motherboard LED was blinking. I unplugged it, waited 10 seconds and plugged it in again, but still it blinks.
What does it mean?
motherboard led
motherboard led
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
asked Aug 31 '18 at 22:23
Eärendil BagginsEärendil Baggins
1062
1062
That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54
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That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54
That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54
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Looks like Wake on Lan - A protocol where a fully switched off computer with a network cable plugged in can be switched on by the use of a 'magic packet'.
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Looks like Wake on Lan - A protocol where a fully switched off computer with a network cable plugged in can be switched on by the use of a 'magic packet'.
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Looks like Wake on Lan - A protocol where a fully switched off computer with a network cable plugged in can be switched on by the use of a 'magic packet'.
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That's normal and by (the manufacturer's) design. It means it's detecting power.
– GabrielaGarcia
Sep 1 '18 at 0:14
unplug the network cable and it may stop
– JohnnyVegas
Sep 1 '18 at 1:10
@JohnnyVegas it stopped indeed. What does it mean? Do some motherboards have like a network cable led which is supposed to behave like this or do I have to worry?
– Eärendil Baggins
Jan 24 at 20:54