s wrote:
> that uses a via VT82C/686A chipset and 133MHz FSB. The oses start and run
> fine, once I get passed the bios. *Problem: the bios takes over two
> minutes to boot and pass off to the os.* I can't find any irregularities
Some servers do that as well. I wouldn't be overly concerned except
that you say that up until this point was booting quickly. Look for
some sort of conflict.
> master and only hdd on ide1, cdrom as master on secondary ide channel with
> cdrw as slave. Basic floppy, and 512M of 133 ram (max allowable: 768).
Don't set the bios to auto for the cdrom drives. Set it to none. See
if the problem stays the same or changes. If no differences, completely
disconnect both cdrom drives and see if the problem stays the same or
changes.
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