I replaced old mother board w/ refurbished and now have black screen w/ text that says

press esc for bbs popup menu
checking nvram..
Initializing usb controller.. Done
1016mb ok
usb device(s) : 5 storage devices
auto-detecting first channel device 0..ide hard disk
auto-detecting third channel device 0..atapi cd-rom
auto-detecting third channel device 1..atapi cd-rom
first channel device 0 wdc wd2000jd-22hbbo 08.02d08
ultra dma mode-5. s.m.a.r.t. capable and status ok
thrid channel device : hp dvd writer 640b e152
ultra dma mode-2
third channel device 1: asus cd-s480/a5 0.99
ultra dma mode-2

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A: drive error
press <f1> for setup, <f2> to continue

sometimes it does this text shown above and other times it goes to windows xp. What do I need to do to this text above so that it bypasses this text and goes to windows all the time? This is an HP computer

Originally Posted by BIG DOG

I replaced old mother board w/ refurbished and now have black screen w/ text that says

press esc for bbs popup menu
checking nvram..
Initializing usb controller.. Done
1016mb ok
usb device(s) : 5 storage devices
auto-detecting first channel device 0..ide hard disk
auto-detecting third channel device 0..atapi cd-rom
auto-detecting third channel device 1..atapi cd-rom
first channel device 0 wdc wd2000jd-22hbbo 08.02d08
ultra dma mode-5. s.m.a.r.t. capable and status ok
thrid channel device : hp dvd writer 640b e152
ultra dma mode-2
third channel device 1: asus cd-s480/a5 0.99
ultra dma mode-2

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..........
...........

A: drive error
press <f1> for setup, <f2> to continue

sometimes it does this text shown above and other times it goes to windows xp. What do I need to do to this text above so that it bypasses this text and goes to windows all the time? This is an HP computer

Depending on the brand of motherboard you have this may be different...BUT

Get into bios (could be f1, f2 or del on boot up)
1. check boot order to make sure it boots from harddrive first
2. if you do not have a floppy drive installed, look for something that says either legacy disk or floppy disk in bios and see if you have the option to disable it.

Hope this helps

update your BIOS...that will solve your problem

Drive a is the floppy so try what booger said first, if that doesnt work look on the motherboard website see if theres a known issue that needs a bios update, flashing your bios can be a nightmare try everything else first.

Originally Posted by Booger

Depending on the brand of motherboard you have this may be different...BUT

Get into bios (could be f1, f2 or del on boot up)
1. check boot order to make sure it boots from harddrive first
2. if you do not have a floppy drive installed, look for something that says either legacy disk or floppy disk in bios and see if you have the option to disable it.

Hope this helps

Hey booger, thanks for the tip,sorry to say I still have an issue . I disabled the floppy ,saved the new setting than rebooted .I am now only getting an empty dark (maybe black)screen. If you there is any thing else you can help with that would be great .I am going to check on any motherboard issues there might be ,just like popeye67 suggested.

Hey ASUS, thanks for your reply . how does one update the bios. I have never worked on the bios .I disabled a floppy for the first time today. thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by popeye67

Drive a is the floppy so try what booger said first, if that doesnt work look on the motherboard website see if theres a known issue that needs a bios update, flashing your bios can be a nightmare try everything else first.

hey popeye67 , thanks for the reply. I wanted to know does flashing the bios mean the same as updating bios? I am gonna look up any known motherboard issues because now I have black screen after disabling the floppy any suggestions are always welcomed.

same thing, download the bios froim the motherboard website onto a memory stick and reboot computer and enter bios, there should be a bios update uttility.