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New Steam Machine red light warning isn't anything to worry about — an overzealous overheating warning is…

There's a new red light issue with the Steam Machine
This time a solid red light is being displayed which indicates the device is running hot
That isn't necessarily the case, and in fact the Steam Machine's temperatures can be normal, and a bug in the BIOS can cause the light to come on

If you're an early adopter who's been worrying about a red light being displayed by your Steam Machine while gaming, then there's not necessarily anything to panic about, as apparently this temperature warning light is being mistakenly triggered.

VideoCardz noticed a thread on Reddit where the original poster shares correspondence from Valve's support team about what's happening in terms of the red light coming on when the temperature is nowhere near the intended warning threshold.

As per Valve's FAQon the Steam Machine's light bar, the red light comes on solidly (across the whole bar) when...

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