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#NT startup delay

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#181617From: Mike SmithApr 2, 1994 2:21 PM
#NT startup delay — declared parent_msg_num=(none), resolved parent_id points to #(none)
I have a minor NT startup problem to which I would like an answer. startup sequence is . . . 1. "OS Loader" screen appears – normal 2. "Microsoft (R) Windows NT (TM) – – – -" appears then long pause – 15-20 secs. screen flashes then 3. "Microsoft (R) Windows NT (TM) – – – -" appears again 4. disk check info display – normal 5. startup continues normally with no further problems – so far !!! After logging on, the event viewer shows 2 identical entries . . . AH154x event 9 "device \Device\ScsiPort0, did not respond in timeout period" My system is: 486DX/33 24 meg RAM AH1542B ISA scsi controller all hard disks are scsi Panasonic 562B CD reader NT installed on an extended partition logical drive on disk 0 Any suggestions are welcome. Whilst not a serious problem it does extend the boot time considerably and any error events are of concern. Mike Smith There is 1 Reply. Read action !
#181678From: Peter McLeod WilcoxApr 2, 1994 9:37 PM
#181617-NT startup delay — declared parent_msg_num=181617, resolved parent_id points to #181617
The driver for your CDROM is checking all possible devices on its bus and timing out on the ones not present. As far as I know there is no way to prevent this behavior, but you might try calling the vendor. I ended up getting a SCSI CDROM and putting it on the main SCSI controller. Pete Read action !