hey guys can someone out there help me. I just put a system together athlon xp 2600+ processor and an biostar m7vig motherboard I plugged it in and it will not post. fans turn on lights are on but no video what so ever. I have tried everything i can think of i reset the the cmos changed the fsb jumper. pulled everything out of the case and tried to hook up bare minimun outside of case. I am at a loss. I am running one stick of 512 mb pc2100 ram. I have tried 2 differrent power supplies same result. Monitor is good and is working with this comp i am on now. i tried 2 agp video cards. no good. i have reseated everthing an reset the cmos jumper so many times i'm ready to cry. Anyway please if someone out there knows what to do plz help me.

Welcome to PCHF.

Frustrating huh?

I can't really think of anything but...

It seems like the only things you haven't investigated are the CPU and the motherboard...also, can you try another stick of RAM?

Out of interest is this system brand new?

well i have not tried new ram but i thought i might try pc 2700 instead of 2100 i think i saw a thread in another forum where the guy had the same thing happening and he put 2700 in and it worked right away. The system is not new but the mother board is brand new. i think i will try new ram and then a processor if that does not work. will post results.

Great, we look forward to hearing your progress

I went to staples and bought a 256 mb stick of pc 2700 ram and still nothing, I am so frazzled right now and do not know what to do.