This article might apply to none acer computers.

When you turn the computer on it locks or stops loading at the splash screen or at various parts of the BIOS load procedure and windows is not loaded. If the full screen logo is not turned on this error might be presented at a slightly different point.

• remove USB mouse, when running on the original ps2 mouse the pc would fire up no probs. but with the M/S optical usb mouse plugged in it freezes
• remove all USB devices