Biostar GeForce 6100 AM2 problems

I purchased a Biostar GeForce 6100 AM2 (build in video, net and audio),
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ AM2 and a 1G DDR2 800 stick of Kingston RAM. When
I put the three components together and plugged my keyboard, monitor,
PC Speaker, and a IDE Hard Drive into it to check my BIOS settings
didn't work. My keyboard lights flash, the power light is on, and the
hard drive and fans spin, but my monitor doesn't turn on, and there is
no post beep (with or without ram installed) Unfortunately, I don't
have a PCI or E-PCI (The only sockets the board has) video card to try
another video source, but in order to enable it I likely need to get to
the BIOS anyway.
Initially I wondered if my power supply was too weak (it's only 300W),
so I tried booting it without the drives but the same thing still
happens. But this too has happened before. Sometimes you just have to
take everything apart and put it back together. It didn't work. I
checked all the jumper settings from the manual, and drained the bios,
but still nothing. In fact, it's now worse, because the keyboard
lights don't flash any more.
I think that there's something wrong with the motherboard, but before I
ship it back for a replacement, I wanted to make sure it's the
motherboard that's broken.

On 16 Sep 2006 21:06:33 -0700, drewrichardson.DeleteThis@gmail.com
wrote:

>I purchased a Biostar GeForce 6100 AM2 (build in video, net and audio),
>AMD Athlon 64 3200+ AM2 and a 1G DDR2 800 stick of Kingston RAM. When
>I put the three components together and plugged my keyboard, monitor,
>PC Speaker, and a IDE Hard Drive into it to check my BIOS settings
>didn't work.

What do you mean?

A) It worked before you added something.
B) It worked before you changed bios settings.
C) It never worked in any way shape or form yet, it has
never posted once since you bought it.

I suggest you unplug the HDD, keyboard, speaker, and case
connectors. Have only CPU, 1 memory module, heatsink/fan,
and turn it on by shorting the PS-On pin to ground pin.


>My keyboard lights flash, the power light is on, and the
>hard drive and fans spin, but my monitor doesn't turn on, and there is
>no post beep (with or without ram installed) Unfortunately, I don't
>have a PCI or E-PCI (The only sockets the board has) video card to try
>another video source, but in order to enable it I likely need to get to
>the BIOS anyway.

Unplug AC. Pull out battery and check for a plastic
insulator. Check that the clear CMOS jumper is in the
correct position. Leave battery out for at least 10
minutes, then put it back in and restore AC power and turn
it on, as mentioned above in the bare minimal config.


>Initially I wondered if my power supply was too weak (it's only 300W),

Depends entirely on make and model, whether it's really
worth 300W and with healthy 12V rail.


>so I tried booting it without the drives ...

Drive_S_? You only mentioned one above.

>... but the same thing still
>happens. But this too has happened before. Sometimes you just have to
>take everything apart and put it back together. It didn't work. I
>checked all the jumper settings from the manual, and drained the bios,
>but still nothing. In fact, it's now worse, because the keyboard
>lights don't flash any more.

Don't leave the keyboard connected. Check the board for
5V/5VSB jumper for PS2 and USB, and put in the 5V, not 5VSB
position.

Are these parts reasonably expected working? I mean you
bought from a major retailer, these aren't from ebay or some
other questionable source?


>I think that there's something wrong with the motherboard, but before I
>ship it back for a replacement, I wanted to make sure it's the
>motherboard that's broken.

Had you determined that any of the other parts work
properly? Odds are it is the board, or PSU is insufficient
if not a modern name-brand 300W, but ultimately to be sure
you'd have to either get it working or start swapping parts
around with another good and compatible system.