>Try setting the Startup Disk. If it's not set in the PRAM then the >computer has to search for it. And IIRC that means waiting for a >floppy and then each of seven possible SCSI drives before it tries >the IDE drive. Note that if their is no drive it takes longer as it >has to wait for a response.
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