Red light below GPU inside the case. What is it?

[luckonluke]

When i turned on the PC today, i heard three consecutives beeps coming from the case.
When i checked, i saw a red light turned on below the GPU. I did not touch nor change any component since the pc arrived, and haven't installed any softwares that could interact with hardwares.
What could this mean?
When restarting the pc, the light disappeared and the sound did not happen again.
On a sidenote, what is the size limit for pictures? I took some pictures of the red light but they seem to be too heavy even if compressed

 

[SpyderTracks]

When i turned on the PC today, i heard three consecutives beeps coming from the case.
When i checked, i saw a red light turned on below the GPU. I did not touch nor change any component since the pc arrived, and haven't installed any softwares that could interact with hardwares.
What could this mean?
When restarting the pc, the light disappeared and the sound did not happen again.
On a sidenote, what is the size limit for pictures? I took some pictures of the red light but they seem to be too heavy even if compressed

Hiya

Is this a pcspecialist system? Could you post your full specs from the order page?

 

[luckonluke]

Yes, it is a PC Specialist pc.
these are the specs
Processor: Intel Core I7-12700k 12 Core (3,6GHz) - 25MB Cache
GPU: Nvidia GeForce rtx 3070 Ti (8GB) - HDMI, DP, LHR
RAM: DDr4 Corsair Vengeance RGP PRO 3600MHz 32 GB (2x16)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z690 UD DDR4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) – ARGB-ready!
SSD: CORSAIR FORCE MP600 1 TB NVMe PCIe
HHDD: HDD SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" 1 TB, CPU Cooling: (liquid cooling) PCS FrostFlow 240 Series - high performances
OS: Windows 10

 

[SpyderTracks]

Beep codes are short and long, what was the sequence? Was it one long and 3 short?

 

[luckonluke]

I am pretty sure that there were 3 beeps, same lenght

Still, i might be wrong? What if it was one long and 3 short?

 

[luckonluke]

this is the light in question!

 

[luckonluke]

this is the same area without the light, now

 

[SpyderTracks]

I am pretty sure that there were 3 beeps, same lenght

Still, i might be wrong? What if it was one long and 3 short?

It's a GPU error, often a false positive if the monitor is not taken out of standby when the PC is powered on. It's not an issue, it's a false reading from some boards.

this is the light in question!

This is a collection of 4 lights, without knowing which one was lit it's not really possible to identify what error.

 

[luckonluke]

I see.
So, most likely nothing to worry about?

 

[SpyderTracks]

I see.
So, most likely nothing to worry about?

No idea without knowing the beep code sequence or the light that was lit. Impossible to even guess.

 

[luckonluke]

I understand. I guess i'll try to pay more attention if it happens again. I was caught by surprise and reacted a bit too anxiously. Thanks for your time though

 

[SpyderTracks]

I understand. I guess i'll try to pay more attention if it happens again. I was caught by surprise and reacted a bit too anxiously. Thanks for your time though

The false positive GPU error happens on a lot of boards, you can avoid it by using HDMI instead of DP, or updating the GPU Display Port firmware.