"Tedm" <tmebrahtu******.com> wrote in message
news:eIa5LuknIHA.5744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have a PC that runs Windows XP that I have been using for a few years. It
>is custom built using an MSI 865GM3-LS motherboard and an Intel Pentium
>CPU.
>
> On booting up it now gets stuck at the first bootup screen which displays
> an MSI logo on the top left corner, and Intel Pentium Logo on the lower
> right corner and some text in the middle that reads "8Xtreme Series",
> "Performance, Durability, Stability",
>
> I have reset the CMOS by setting the jumper to reset it, but still have
> the same problem.
>
> Help!! What is wrong? Is the motherboard bad, is it the battery, what is
> it?
>
> Thanks!!

This appears to be a hardware problem, so posting your question in
a hardware newsgroup should be your first step.