Long pause at "Verifying DMI Pool Data........"

[MCS]

It sits there for about 10 seconds, the cursor is sat BELOW this message, blinking. Normally this stage lasts but a second or two, and then Windows boots.

Any ideas?

 

[Hanpan]

Usually happens when processor or ram is overclocked too high. Might be your northbridge as well.

 

[sharkeeper]

Check your floppy drive.

Cheers!

 

[AndyHui]

Verifying DMI Pool Data is the result of Plug + Play resource assignment differences between the OS and the BIOS. Usually what happens is the BIOS will assign your peripherals a set of resources, ie IRQs, that sort of thing, but these assignments are different to those given by a Plug+Play OS such as Win9x or Win2K....

ie your video card is assigned to IRQ11 in the BIOS, but Windows will assign it to IRQ9.

The BIOS will see that the OS set it different to what it had on the previous boot, and then go about Verifying Desktop Management Interface Data to make sure everything is OK.

Normally, you can get rid of the message by resetting configuration data in the BIOS. It should be in the peripheral section for AWARD 4.51 BIOSes....I can't remember where it is on AWARD 6/Phoenix BIOSes.

If that doesn't work, switch Plug+Play OS to OFF in the BIOS.

 

[MCS]

sharkeeper - It WAS my floppy drive (connector not fully plugged in).

Thanks to all for your help