thanks, since they told me the motherboard brand and model # they probably
won't be anal about it, but i'll wait till a better reason comes along for
upgrading.
b

<paulmd@efn.org> wrote in message
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>
> You Know Who ~ wrote:
>> Greetings and Salutations
>> I have a computer from Microcenter and altogether it works nice and I am
>> in
>> the process of making it nicer. It has one rather annoying feature. On
>> bootup it displays the brand of computer and an Intel logo. This is
>> before
>> windows begins to load. I would much prefer to watch the standard bootup
>> screen but I can't figure out where that logo screen is
>> located (there seems to be nothing in the bios to control that).
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>> b~
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we
>> didn't.
>> Erica Jong
>
> It's listed as one of several possible names in the BIOS.
>
> "Silent Boot" is one that isn't obvious.
>
> If you know what MB they used in it, you can sometimes get a "no logo"
> bios for it. Of course, it may void your warranty, if they're anal
> about those kinds of things.
>