What is the deal with the slow bootup with a KT7 Raid?

[Jugernot]

The first 30second delay is the ATA100 controller, so I can understand this one. The second pause I get is around 45seconds right after it tries to boot from the cdrom drives. Anybody know how to fix this? Its driving me crazy!

Also I have a hard drive as master on the secondary, is that the bootup option HD2 in the BIOS Option page?

Thanks

 

[sarielX]

Are you using NICs? The only thing I've seen cause this, is the delay while the NIC is communicating with the network...

 

[Jugernot]

yah I've got a nic, but I'm 99.9% sure it isn't the problem because it doesn't even get to the point where it even starts loading windows. If it hasn't loaded windows, it doesn't know a network exists.

 

[AMDfreak]

Actually the NIC probobly is slowing you up. If you have set in your network properties to automatically obtain an IP address, the NIC will look for an IP from a server that obviously isn't there and time out. Set your own IP to 192.168.x.1 or 10.x.x.1. these addresses aren't used by the internet and your card won't go looking for a DHCP server.

edit: I read your post again and finally noticed you said it happens before windows is loaded. is this before any Windows spash screen appears?

 

[Jugernot]

I have a the IP manually set. Yep, this is before the windows splash. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[SkyDiver]

Do you ACPI enabled? I am noticing some delays on my Abit KT7-Raid and am wondering if that is it.

I've got my SB Live dos emulator disabled--could this slow things down?

Another problem I'm having is that when I save new settings in the BIOS, it won't re-boot. I have to shut the thing down by turning the power supply off. If I try to power down using the switch, it powers up, but won't boot up. Also, my monitor goes into sleep mode at this time.

Are you finding any of these problems?

 

[DOCSargent]

I had the won't reboot problem initally as well.
I discovered that my heatsink was somehow grounding with the processor and causing this. Other users have noted that the sensor wire can cause an over voltage to the cpu fan sensor. Try plugging your cpu fan into the unmonitored power connector (it's the one on the bottom corner of the board, farthest from the cpu.
Hope that helps.