Should there be some led on when I power up?

[wlefferd]

My brand new just opened up pi zero looks DOA. I think there should be some led lights when I apply power. I have used multiple power supplies but I get nothing. This is my first zero and before I send it back I want to make sure there should be some led indicator.

[drgeoff]

The single LED on a Zero or ZeroW is a combined power and SD card activity indicator.

Have you put a micro-SD containing a bootable OS in the card slot?

If still in trouble read the "not booting" sticky before posting again.

[wlefferd]

Is the version of Raspbian for the zero different than for RP 3? Should you be able to use the same memory card with the most update version or is their a difference?

[B.Goode]

Is the version of Raspbian for the zero different than for RP 3? Should you be able to use the same memory card with the most update version or is their a difference?

No, yes, and no. In that order.

[HawaiianPi]

The latest version of Raspbian will run on all models of Raspberry Pi.