Here's what the Steam Machine's 'red line of death' actually means

An early user of Valve's Steam Machine got an unpleasant surprise when the console bricked after an update and displayed an ...
GameSpot

The Steam Machine’s Red Line Of Death Is Less Scary, And More Useful, Than You Might Think

While Valve can't promise that there won't be Steam Machine issues, it's at least giving you a clear way to communicate them.
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Steam Machine 'red line of death' errors appear from users' hybrid consoles—is there a fix?

Valve recently shipped the Steam Machine to early users who preordered it, but there are already some reports about the ...
TweakTown

The dreaded Steam Machine 'Red Line of Death' was fixed after a simple CMOS reset

Valve's Steam Machine 'Red Line of Death' turns out to be a fixable BIOS glitch, not a dead GPU, as it was just fixed with a ...
Video Games Chronicle

Steam Machine user reports ‘red line of death’

The Steam Machine has only been available for just over a week, and one early user is already reporting a “red line of death.” The system’s front-facing LED can be used to showcase a variety of ...

This Steam Machine user only got 20 minutes in before encountering the Red Line of Death

A Reddit user has posted a picture of their brand new Steam Machine encountering a Red Line of Death due to a GPU failure.
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Steam Machine User Deals With 'Red Line of Death' After GPU Failure - News

Steam Machine units have started to arrive for those who were able to pre-order it early on. A user on Reddit has had bad luck with their machine as it died after just 20 minutes of use. The user has ...

"Red line of death" - Steam Machine encounters its first major hardware fault and it's already got a fitting Xbox-inspired nickname

The Steam Machine has only just launched, and we seemingly already have our first dead unit.