Vista - External usb drive hanging startup!

Hi,
I have a western digital 200gb usb hd which seems to hang the vista startup
for some three to four minutes if its connected. Unhooked and vista starts
well without the delay. I read somewhere that somebody put it down to
mainboard locations of usb i.e.: front or rear and the rear had more power?
My hd has its own power supply so could this still be a factor? tia for any
advice.
Stuart.

"srt" <srt@yahoo.com> wrote
> Hi,
> I have a western digital 200gb usb hd which seems to hang the vista
> startup for some three to four minutes if its connected. Unhooked and
> vista starts well without the delay. I read somewhere that somebody put it
> down to mainboard locations of usb i.e.: front or rear and the rear had
> more power? My hd has its own power supply so could this still be a
> factor? tia for any advice.


Have you looked for a BIOS update? It's something to do with the
interaction between the BIOS, that particular USB drive and the OS. I have
several USB external drives. Some cause a delay, though not as much as you
see, I get about 30 seconds, and some don't. I just make sure they are not
turned on when the system is booted.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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> "srt" <srt@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Hi,
>> I have a western digital 200gb usb hd which seems to hang the vista
>> startup for some three to four minutes if its connected. Unhooked and
>> vista starts well without the delay. I read somewhere that somebody put
>> it down to mainboard locations of usb i.e.: front or rear and the rear
>> had more power? My hd has its own power supply so could this still be a
>> factor? tia for any advice.
>
>
> Have you looked for a BIOS update? It's something to do with the
> interaction between the BIOS, that particular USB drive and the OS. I
> have several USB external drives. Some cause a delay, though not as much
> as you see, I get about 30 seconds, and some don't. I just make sure they
> are not turned on when the system is booted.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Yes it seems like the best option for now is to disconnect hd at startup- -
until I can maybe locate a bios update. Its an Intel badaxe2 board and its
had its share of "issues"!
Thanks.
Stuart.

"srt" <srt@yahoo.com> wrote

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> Yes it seems like the best option for now is to disconnect hd at
> startup- - until I can maybe locate a bios update. Its an Intel badaxe2
> board and its had its share of "issues"!

You're welcome Stuart.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]