(No BSOD) Desktop Freezes on Startup at the BIOS Screen; won't move on

I'm afraid I must agree with you; and there's no sense beating a dead horse.
Our local Micro Center will get my call tomorrow to configure a new one for me.
Much appreciation Rich, for sticking with me.
Best,

Z. he can't boot past the BIOS screen so not able todo any of those.

I'm afraid I have to agree with you Rich. There's no sense beating a dead horse.

I'm headed to our local Micro Center to see what they have to offer. If lucky I'll be up and running sometime tomorrow.

Thanks again for sticking with this for me!
Best,

Hi Rich,
I have a new computer now.
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An IT friend sent me this link on HP & Compaq motherboards I thought you may find interesting; especially the part about the misprint on the PCB legend.
HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Clear CMOS Setting Printed Incorrectly on the Motherboard | HP® Customer Support
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Thanks again for your help.

Just curious, what are the specs on your new system? Are you happy with it?

The Motherboard was replaced, but it stopped at the UEFI screen; the OS needed to be reinstalled.
Dell support was awful ... and hour later I was told he couldn't fix it and would send me a box to ship the machine to their repair depot.
I opted to go back to the dealer and exchanged it for another identical new one. Convincing them to exchange my data disk with the one in the new machine saved hours of work.
New Dell #2 is working fine.
Case solved.
Thanks to all for your suggestions/assistance!


Adding attachment of dealer's offer

Persistence pays off again. Glad all is well, thanks for letting me know.