1. my problem started after i replaced the battery for bios.
2. Initializing usb controllers but stops there.
3. I have also tried reseting the cmos by using the jumper and powering up with just the monitor plugged in to see if my keyboard or mouse could be the problem
4. am i to assume that i need to make the hdd group first and the floppy group the 3rd boot device ?
In main tab 1st drive is cd-drive and 2nd drive is the hard drive."
5. i am now able to load past the boot up screen but after that the monitor goes black so i think im not accessing the os
6. I have also tried start up with no drivers plugged into mobo and the bios battery unplugged. have also taken ram out and tried one at a time to see if i get any post beeps
1. Your 1st post says it was before you replaced battery.
2. If you have any external USB drives installed, unplug them.
3. Every time you remove battery & reinstall, you must enter BIOS & F10 , Save & Exit.
4. Boot priority is fine, even if device is unplugged. FDD 1st, CD 2nd, HDD 3rd, Network 4th (turn off). HDD priority is correct if ST3500630AS is the boot drive.
5. See if it will boot to a bootable CD.
6. Leave CMOS battery installed, unplug all drives. Some computers will hang at BIOS, others screen will go blank as if it were trying to seek boot device.