Good for you, Bordi. Persistence pays slowly sometimes, but the dividends are still usually welcome!
--Ed--

Thanks. Good detective work! --Ed--

OK, then: glad the info at least led you in the right direction. I've noticed that other mobo makers (these days, I have mostly Asrock around here, with one Jetway and another older ASUS) are less...

This screen is usually defined in the UEFI/BIOS as a "boot logo." If you dig into the manual for your motherboard, you should find instructions on how to do this. The ASUS Support FAQ also says you...