[zapp22]

This is an old problem but I'm refreshing this system as a lab machine and want to get this fixed... There are a number of posts floating about re: this issue: Something peculiar to the Cpq Evo D510 system causes a 1 minute [+/- 10 sec or so depending on HD jumper setting] delay just at completion of the POST routine, after "select boot order"... in other words, the last gasp of the routine flashes on the screen the boot order as you have set it in BIOS/setup... in my case, CD-ROM, then HD [second]. after that the screen is blank and the HD is silent... no activity. At about +55 seconds or so, I the drive briefly fires off, then another pause of about 20 seconds, then we're off and running. after that, nothing unusual about boot up.

System is running XP Pro, the HD is a single Seagate 'cuda 5400rpm Ultra-ATA drive, and currently the jumper is set to 'Master'. The other [secondary] IDE channel has a DVD-ROM, and a CD-RW in positions 0 and 1 respectively. I have disabled boot via NIC [some think there may be an issue there] and have disabled Boot from USB device.

Anyone have a clue about this?