RGB LED issue on patriot viper venom 32 gb ddr5 RAM: One stick flashes on boot, then stays dark - Any fix? Question
Hi everyone,
I need some help with a peculiar RGB issue regarding my patriot viper venom 32 gb ddr5 RAM sticks.
Here is the exact behavior: When I power on my PC, one of my RAM sticks performs a quick, bright 'flash' (proving its LEDs are physically functional), but then it turns completely dark immediately after and stays off. The other stick works perfectly fine.
I have already tried all standard troubleshooting steps without success:
- Power Cycle: Fully shut down, unplugged the PSU, drained capacitors by holding the power button, and waited 15 minutes before reconnecting.
- Software: I have completely uninstalled MSI Center and checked
services.mscto ensure no conflicting lighting services are running (LightKeeperService is disabled). - System: The RAM is recognized perfectly by the system and runs stable at its rated speeds. Even when swapping the sticks, the problem stays with the same specific module.
Despite trying a clean software state and power resets, the RGB controller on that single RAM stick seems stuck in this 'off' state after the initial boot flash.
Has anyone experienced this specific 'flash-and-die' issue with patriot viper venom 32 gb ddr5 memory? Is there any other trick to force the controller to reset, or is this likely a hardware defect?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!