Raspberry Pi 3 Boots But LEDs Don't Light

I recently bought my third Raspberry Pi 3 with the intention of setting it up for my nephew as a retro gaming system.

The Pi seems to work perfectly fine and is running RetroPie. However, I have no power or activity LED. They simply don't light up at all, at any time. I haven't found any other instances of this happening or suggestions to try. It has been running fine for about two hours total, but I'm concerned that this Pi is having a hardware issue and won't last very long.

Visually, I see no damage or anything different than the LED areas on my other Pis.

Any suggestions, or should I look to replace it?

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0 royleith over 8 years ago

The LEDs on the Pi 3 seem to shine sideways at the end of the board that has the microSD card holder. Could you have a good look all around the Pi while it is running to make sure you have not just missed the new locations?
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0 deaconfrost over 8 years ago in reply to royleith

I used the Pi 3 without a case, so the LEDs should have been visible. I also have two other Pi 3 devices that I was able to compare with, just to see if the LED area had any damage.
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0 royleith over 8 years ago in reply to deaconfrost

Hi Scott,

OK, it's not a problem of the case blocking the LEDS. You really need to address Roger Wolff's point about the minimum voltage of 4.65V at the Pi and the appearance, or not, of the 'lightning bolt' warning. What voltage are you measuring at the Raspi?

Have you run RetroPi on another Pi 3 using the same power supply? If not, try plugging the microSD card in another Raspberry Pi 3 with proven LEDs using the same power supply as you use with the problem device and confirm that the LEDs light correctly and you don't get the 'lightning bolt'.
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0 royleith over 8 years ago in reply to deaconfrost

Hi Scott,

OK, it's not a problem of the case blocking the LEDS. You really need to address Roger Wolff's point about the minimum voltage of 4.65V at the Pi and the appearance, or not, of the 'lightning bolt' warning. What voltage are you measuring at the Raspi?

Have you run RetroPi on another Pi 3 using the same power supply? If not, try plugging the microSD card in another Raspberry Pi 3 with proven LEDs using the same power supply as you use with the problem device and confirm that the LEDs light correctly and you don't get the 'lightning bolt'.
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