1.2.8Onboard LEDs

1.Standby Power LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

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ON OFF

Standby Power Powered Off

Z87M-PLUS Onboard LED

2.DRAM LED

DRAM LED checks the DRAM in sequence during motherboard booting process. If an error is found , the LED next to the error device will continue lighting until the problem is solved. This user-friendly design provides an intuitional way to locate the root problem within a second.

DRAM LED

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Z87M-PLUS DRAM LED

3.GPU Boost LED

The GPU Boost LED lights up when the GPU Boost switch is enabled.

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Z87M-PLUS GPU Boost LED

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