It seems time to flash your BIOS. If you can't get properly to the BIOS
menu, you have a problem that need correction there first before you will be
able to get further.

"Chrisinhouston" <Chrisinhouston.3570c1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks, but getting into the BIOS is part of the issue. Even with my
> original main hard drive I can not seem to get into the BIOS. I hold
> down the DEL key as instructed on the first spash screen at start up and
> I immediately get the Boot Manager message. I get no other options, it's
> like it is not recognizing my attempt to get to the BIOS settings.
>
> I do have an OEM Vista install disk since I built the machine from
> scratch instead of a factory made machine with a recovery disc.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
>
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> Chrisinhouston