EliteGroup ECS GeForce6100SM-M video problems

Well there is 2 scenarios, first one: pci-e port is not good, or is not making any contact with the pins of the GC; second one, GC is not working properly or you have a warranty to claim!

since your not able to install the drivers..
Broadcom AC131 10/100 driver is the same as nforce 430/410

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_nf4_430_410_winxp32_8.26.html
or
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php

then try installing Uniblue DriverScanner or Driver Genius Professional Edition so you can get all the other drivers for you motherboard

you can also try to update your bios only for ecs 6100sm-m mobo
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/BIOS/ECS/ECS-GeForce6100SM-M-V10-10A-BIOS-070906.shtml

hope this helps..

Go to the Startup Bios Configuration Utility By Presing Specific hotkey. Probanly you having Audio Device as Following
Realtek ALC660/ALC662 6-channel audio Enable or Reinstall Driver As link given here >>> http://www.esoft.web.id/go/WDM_R210.exe

Hope you will have good result

Regards

Hi geminip3, you need to make a couple bios changes when using a PCI-E graphics card. Still have your manual? Go to page 36. Advanced Chipset Features. Onboard GPU (Enable If No Ext GPU). By adding a PCI-E card this should be set to Disable. Than go to page 44. Init Display First (PCI Slot), set this to [PCI-E]. Read each page.
Than save your bios & exit. The system will auto restart. If you do not see display, wait about a minute & remove the monitor cable to the second out put slot. Some PCI-E cards need more power than the PCI-E motherboard slot can provide. You may find a power port on the PCI-E card. Some look just like the power cord for a floppy, others look like the power cord for an IDE hard disk drive. The latest ones are black in color & one end connects to an opened 4-pin molex (IDE power cord). Let’s address the onboard video card. (No PCI-E card attached). Back to page 36. Onboard GPU should be set to [Enable]. Page 44. Set Init Display First to [VGA/PCI]. Page 45. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop, set to [Disable]. I was unable to find where in the bios one can set the amount of system memory to run the onboard VGA. ECS manual is not the easiest to work with. Note: Ihave worked on other ECS MB's & though the above information has worked out ok for some, its not worked out for others. If the above suggestions do not work out, suggest you call ECS tech. I have emailed ECS stating their manual is confusing & asked for them to explain bios settings for VGA & PCI-E. Correct bios settings for your MB & user jrl1261's MB GeForce6199PM-M2. If the above settings do not work out. Don't fret. ECS wil get back to me & I'll post their email here.

Mike

Hello again RickKelley,
Think of it like this.
The board uses the onboard's GPU (Video card).
When you add a video card you want to use the new video card's GPU.
There are three settings for the onboard GPU page 36 in user manual.
Onboard GPU must be set to, Disable ,(press enter while haveing Enable high lighted) choose Disable.
Frame buffer size drop to zero (0).
You stated the only other option is (always enable). That does not match with what is typed in the manual. To download you're manual for you're ECS GeForce6100SM-M click on this link.
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?detailid=685&DetailName=Manual&MenuID=1&LanID=9
Please go to page 36.
ECS would not need these settings if the board didn't have PCI-E slots.
Take another look after you download the manual.
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Good Luck!
Mike

Hi Rick, you need to disable the onboard video from within you're bios. Please go to page 28 in you're manual. This will show you how to enter the bios menu. Once there go to page 26, where you will find. Onboard GPU (Enable If No Ext GPU) set this to Disable. Save & exit you're bios. You're system will auto restart. Once windows has finished loading, install the driver software for you're PCIE card. Suggest you check for updated driver software for you're PCIE video card.

If I can help you further, feel free to post.
Suggestions & comments welcomed.
Mike

Download WD's software to test & setup drive. Try windows install again.
WD's link; http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n

Mike

Did you use the on board video? Try to repalced the video card.

Hmm, this may sound weird, but usually beep codes mean 1 of 2 things... memory problems or video problems. So if it is beeping and you have no display on the video, I would think, just maybe, it might be a video problem. =)

It looks to me like this board has onboard video, so are you using the onboard video or are you installing a video card?

If using onboard, perhaps, when you go into the bios to setup, you should set it to fail-safe defaults for the video.

If installing video, you should disable the onboard in the bios. But before doing that, maybe you should hold off on installing the video card until after you get the system up and running and then install the video card drivers before installing the video card. Then you can make changes to the bios video settings.

You might also want to upgrade your power supply, but 300 Watts will work for this board -- just barely but it will work.
So maybe you should disconnect everything but the bare necessities to get started.

I down loaded Realtek HD audio drivers from

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Downloads/ProductsDetail_Download.aspx?detailid=685&DetailName=Driver&DetailDesc=GeForce6100SM-M(V1.0/1.0A)&CategoryID=1&MenuID=75&LanID=0