startup problem

[gigglinggurdie]

Help please

I am getting a black American Megatrends screen when turning on my computer.
It says:

Press f2 to run setup
Press esc for BBS popup
The MCH is operating with DDr2 533/CL4 in dual channel. Interleaved mode.
Initializing USB controllers.....done
1016MB ok
Auto detecting Pri Master......lde Hard disc
Auto detecting sec master.....Atapi CD rom
Pri Master: Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00 SBD0C70P
Ultra DMA mode-5, S.M.A.R.T capable and status ok
Sec Master: HL-DT-ST dvdram
GSA-T10N Pro3
Ultra DMA mode-2
Auto detecting USB mass storage devices
00 USB mass storage devices found and configured
CMOS date/Time not set
Press f2 to run setup
Press f1 to load default values & continue

after pressing f2 and enter we get a grey and blue screen - BIOS setup
Utility with a system date of Tuesday 1/23/2007

Since this has happened the date does not update and also I get a message to
say that there is a problem with the network security and problems with the
website security certificate of some sites which previously when visiting
nothing came up.

I have been unable to go back to a restore point because of the date never
changing.

Please help.
Thanks

 

[Touch Base]

Help please

I am getting a black American Megatrends screen when turning on my computer.
It says:

Press f2 to run setup
Press esc for BBS popup
The MCH is operating with DDr2 533/CL4 in dual channel. Interleaved mode.
Initializing USB controllers.....done
1016MB ok
Auto detecting Pri Master......lde Hard disc
Auto detecting sec master.....Atapi CD rom
Pri Master: Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00 SBD0C70P
Ultra DMA mode-5, S.M.A.R.T capable and status ok
Sec Master: HL-DT-ST dvdram
GSA-T10N Pro3
Ultra DMA mode-2
Auto detecting USB mass storage devices
00 USB mass storage devices found and configured
CMOS date/Time not set
Press f2 to run setup
Press f1 to load default values & continue

after pressing f2 and enter we get a grey and blue screen - BIOS setup
Utility with a system date of Tuesday 1/23/2007

Since this has happened the date does not update and also I get a message to
say that there is a problem with the network security and problems with the
website security certificate of some sites which previously when visiting
nothing came up.

I have been unable to go back to a restore point because of the date never
changing.

Please help.
Thanks

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"I am getting a black American Megatrends screen when turning on my
computer."

Some computer manufacturers hide this screen from users by only displaying
their brand name - such as Compaq or HP or Acer etc because it may be
confusing to some. When the manufacturers name appears on the screen as the
computer first starts there are actually some steps that the computer is
going through in the background before you start to see the XP or Vista logo
start to appear. This is called the POST screen. This is what you have
described above.

POST stands for Power On Self Test.

This screen can usually be turned on or off. This normal, it is what most
computer users see when their computer first starts.

http://biorobots.cwru.edu/server/howto/buildcomp/POST/ [site included just
for some graphical assurance - don't follow any steps]


"after pressing f2 and enter we get a grey and blue screen - BIOS setup
Utility with a system date of Tuesday 1/23/2007"

Enter the BIOS again by selecting F2

On the first page presented where you can see the date you can use the up &
down arrow on the keyboard to navigate to different sections of the page.

http://biorobots.cwru.edu/server/howto/buildcomp/BIOS/ [site included just
for some graphical assurance - don't follow any steps]

Use the arrow keys until you are on the date. Normally when you move to a
location or feature on the page that can be changed it will be highlighted.

Look down the bottom of the screen and it will tell you how to change the
numbers on the date i.e. it could say use the Page Up & Page Down buttons or
it could say use the +/ - buttons on number pad to change the numbers within
each field to the current date. Once the date has been changed usually you
can press F10 to save the changes and exit. The system will ask you again -
are you sure press Y for yes and the computer will restart going through
this POST process again and then the system will start the Microsoft booting
process and display the XP logo on the screen with the blue line scrolling
across the page etc etc.

If you don't want to see this POST screen, when the computer restarts after
changing the date - press F1 and it will load the default values for the
BIOS of which one of the changes will probably be to turn off this POST
screen and only show you the manufacturer name instead hiding the rest of
the procedure from you.

What happened earlier to make this screen appear? Was there a power blackout
or something?

Hope this helps.

 

[Bob I]

Contact manufacturers Tech Support for your computer.