Hi,

Over the last couple of months when i switch my PC off or RESTART it gives that annoying black screen message.

How do i get rid of this as it DOES boots up if i leave it switched off for 5 minutes?

My OS is XP

Many thanksYour OS is not the issue. What are the details about the hardware?Do you mean this:

amd sampron 2400+

1.6ghz

224mb of ram.

I was thinking more in terms of motherboard make and model, age of machine, what happened prior to this, other issues, etc.I think its a Asrock K7S41GX motherboard.

The machine is only about 2 years old.

I remember downloading a game and i tried to install it but i didn't have direct x device/couldn't create 3d device so i tried to create one but it didn't work since my graphics card is built in and not up to it.

I do remember the game was unzipping files into what looks LIKE a semi black screen. THATS when i was roughly getting this problem.Still not working but i couldn't get the diskette to boot up.

I opened it up and made SURE i was earthed and i checked all the connections cos my floppy disc wasn't working either. I also removed the button battery on the MOBO cos i heard that sets it back to default settings.

I put it back together and it still showed the same messeage. You need to reset your BIOS,or try an AGP/slot add-on  graphics card. :-?How do i reset my bios?

I THOUGHT removing the button battery did that anyway? Quote

How do i reset my bios?

I thought removing the button battery did that anyway?