>
>... There is no option in the
>bios for boot sequence, and the drive info there is correct.  I checked the
>MB jumpers in the manual and there were none relevant to bootup.  any help
>appreciated,
>


Hi Edna,
   I picked this off Acer's web site:
...
[enter bios, etc, etc...]
...
5. Press ESC and select the System Security section.
6. Make sure that the Diskette Drive in the Disk Drive Control section is
set to NORMAL.
...
[exit and save settings...]
    It looks like that security setting is masquerading as the
boot-sequence.  However, this info was for a system with a DS # of
AB638.001 - your mileage may vary.
Check out this page, select your DS # and do a search for "boot":

http://www.acer.com/aac/aspire/support/index.htm

I found the above snippet of info in an article titled "Floppy Drive
Troubleshooting (summary)"
(http://www.acer.com/aac/aspire/support/aspflopy.htm)

Good luck!
    Paul