> I had similar problems in the past with a hard drive that took a while to
> come up to speed, and a PC that was too fast (relatively speaking) booting
> up. Once the DRIVE is up (as opposed to the system), a reset doesn't cause
> it to shut down, so the 2nd boot is fine. Only when the drive needs to spin
> up is the problem apparent. I assume this is what you're experiencing.
>
> I solved it by setting the BIOS to do a full memory check. I never thought
> having extra memory would fix THAT sort of problem, but it worked well
> enough. The drive has since been retired, so I haven't dealt with this for a
> long time.
>
Some of the new drives take longer to 'initialize' (including getting
up to speed). Some of the new BIOS routines will include a timer to
wait for the HD to be ready.
Doing a full memory test simply buys the time needed for the drive to
be ready.
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