thanks all who are following this, i appreciate the help and suggestions.
update-
BIOS settings are irrelevant. if the bios settings are good, i can restart and boot. no matter what they are, if system is powered off more than a few minutes, CMOS must...
update-
BIOS settings are irrelevant. if the bios settings are good, i can restart and boot. no matter what they are, if system is powered off more than a few minutes, CMOS must...