pspfreak Wrote:but does it have to show the post thing and the agp screen at the start,can't it do it thing with out this load of poo poo

All old computers will show it (not saying your computer is old).
I don't see why you just can't ignore it.  It's not going to destroy your computer.

Anger is suggesting how to hide it, but all you can do is chuck a picture over the top of the text.  Typically, the picture looks really bad anyway - is that what you're trying to do?
I prefer having text instead of the image cause you can actually tell if something goes wrong during POST.
This won't affect startup speed at all either.

I think ASUS boards can display a logo instead of text - enter the BIOS setup and there's usually an option to turn on the logo display.

pspfreak Wrote:i clicked on (start,shutdown and that was it

No, that is not it because Windows will pop up with a dialog box when you go Start » Shutdown.
From the dialog box you select whether you want to Standby, Hibernate, Restart, Shutdown (full poweroff), Logoff etc.

pspfreak Wrote:i had hibernate and standby turned off on it as well

What does "turned off" mean?