os24u{at}wisdomtree.info wrote:

>Have a P3-600 desktop set as:
>
>	Primary controller
>ide hard driver master
>removable  caddy ide hard drive secondary
>
>        Secondary controller
>LS-120 drive as A: drive master
>Atapi ide cdrom secondary
>
>Running Warp 4 fixpak 15
>
>One day computer began to take 30 minutes to boot.  Diagnostics would
fail at 95% completion but can not find why.  Disconnect power
>supply from LS-120 drive, system boots normal in less than 1 minute.
>
>Add the caddy hard drive in system takes 5-10 minutes to boot.    No
matter what length of time box takes to boot runs at normal speed
>except perhaps for some slowdown in file transfer.
>
>At first thought LS120 failed but why second hard drive creating
similar situaton?   Have second LS120 to try but unavailable to me
>presently.  Is it possible ide controller or system bus can fail while
rest of board works fine?  Can ribbon cables, power connectors or
>something else contribute to such malady?
>
>        Cal
>  
>
Hi Cal,

[WAG] Sounds as though your power supply might not currently be up to 
it? :-(
I have every EIDE drive on every system** here(2 per, and under WC3 >> 
W4 FP16-17 >>MCPx|eCS 1.x ) in removable drawers, all as respective 
Masters, makes swapping very simple - makes absolutely no difference - 
my only slow-down is with old Adaptec HBAs - especially a dual channel 
AHA-3940U/UW with two 9GB disks attached - especially after POST has 
completed, and before BM|SC Menu :-)

Varies from fanless P90 on AMI mobo to AMD Duron 1.2G [Athlon 1500+ (?) 
off-air currently due lightning strike damage :'( ].

-- 
Regards,
Mike

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