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Early Steam Machine adopter reports GPU failure and "red line of death" after brief use
Steam Machine user reports GPU failure indicated by 'red line of death' LED warning
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Dave Aubrey
1d ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
A Steam Machine user reports a hardware failure indicated by a blinking red LED bar on the front of the console, which signals a GPU issue. The community has dubbed it the 'red line of death,' drawing comparisons to the Xbox 360's infamous 'Red Ring of Death' hardware failure indicator. The report comes just over a week after the Steam Machine's release.
Source
Twitter / XSteam Machine user reports GPU failure indicated by 'red line of death' LED warningvideogameschronicle.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe system's front-facing LED can be used to showcase a variety of hardware issues, and a blinking red bar on the right half of the light indicates a GPU failure.
Commenters are already referring to the issue as the 'red line of death,' referencing the infamous Red Ring of Death that indicated a hardware failure on the original Xbox 360 console.
The Steam Machine's 'red line of death' mimics the Xbox 360's infamous red ring of death
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