Boot delay

[Kay]

I have encountered a problem I was hoping someone here might be able to help me with: After installing my new 120GB harddrive, my system (A1200/060/PPC/Mediator) suddenly needs ages to boot. I sprinkled my startup-sequence with "echo"-es to see when the delay occurs, and it turns out it happens before anything in the startup-sequence is executed. So what happens at boot-up is:
1. The two rapid diskdrive clicks which always happens before bootup occurs.
2. 2-3 minutes of inactivity.
3. startup-sequence is executed.

Has anyone encountered anything like this before? Suggestions would be appreciated, this is getting annyoing.

Kay

[Kay]

@DaveP:

It didn't happen with my 80GB drive, though. I look forward to removing the PPC card once OS4 is ready. I better hang on to it for now, though. :-)

@artman:

There is certainly something wrong with the way the CDRW drive is working, as it always needs an extra reboot to be recognized. Still, this didn't happen when I was using my old HD. I tried leaving a CD in, and it had no effect. :-/

@Amiga4k:

If I am required to make any hardware modifications, I won't bother. I'm guessing I will downgrade my computer as soon as OS4 is released. As for the partitioning: I set up my new drive like my old one: 9 partitions and a lot of unused space at the end. Do you think 9 is too much?

@AmiDelf:

I'm using FFS and have 1000 buffers per partition. I don't see how that would make any difference, though, as the buffers are added during the startup-sequence, and the problem occurs earlier.

@duesi:

:-) Yes, it is possible, although HDToolbox fails to read the drive specs properly, requiring you to find out the number of cylinders for yourself. I don't really need all 120GB right now, but I'm planning for the future, and the 120GB was an economic option. I used to think my 30GB would last forever, but thanks to some large games (which I like to install completely to harddrive), and a fast Internet connection, it didn't take me long to run out of space.


Thanks for the input so far, guys, keep it coming... :-)

Kay

[Kay]

@Skippy:

I think they should be set correctly, but I'll double check it later.

@JaXanim:

I'm using the standard A1200 IDE interface, and OS3.9. My partitions range in size from 200MB to 20GB.

Kay