Why always this amount of time? As Pat calculated the scanning on scsi channels or luns, works out to about that much.
Not saying one couldn't be misled by that but if it was a bad solder joint or bad chip wouldn't there be more inconsistency?
Even if it was, why would those issues fall in the exact same time frame.
It really feels like a system hang until it completes a routine that has some disruption, missing component then completes it work.
I can disconnect or connect all and same result.
This may have to find it's way to a competent technician.
In the past when I would take this off the shelf to play with it was always a slog getting it to boot up. Many attempts at trying to boot then finally the chime which
meant success. After that there was never a day gone by it reverted to poor startup , until I laid it away for a while. Then repeat.
I also remember last year trying to get a zz9000 to work and with poor results or none at all. Thought then it might be the daughter board but bought another one, same thing.
One more issue just to confuse all of you. I have a video toaster card that came with this and when powering up their was a high pitched whine coming out of it.
Then, I thought it was the Toaster but what if the load from it was causing the motherboard to react.
This machine has a new atx power supply by the way.
