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From: Davej on 4 Feb 2010 11:22
Anyone know why my XP machine would boot slowly when I have an old
256mb thumbdrive plugged into the USB port? I don't understand what
the issue is. The thumbdrive is nearly empty and has been formatted to
FAT.It works just fine when I plug it into the PC after it has
booted.
From: Pen on 4 Feb 2010 11:39
On 2/4/2010 11:22 AM, Davej wrote:
> Anyone know why my XP machine would boot slowly when I have an old
> 256mb thumbdrive plugged into the USB port? I don't understand what
> the issue is. The thumbdrive is nearly empty and has been formatted to
> FAT.It works just fine when I plug it into the PC after it has
> booted.
The machine may be trying to boot from the thumb drive.
Check in the BIOS for "Boot Order" and see if USB devices
are listed.
From: GlowingBlueMist on 4 Feb 2010 12:27
Pen wrote:
> On 2/4/2010 11:22 AM, Davej wrote:
>> Anyone know why my XP machine would boot slowly when I have an old
>> 256mb thumbdrive plugged into the USB port? I don't understand what
>> the issue is. The thumbdrive is nearly empty and has been formatted
>> to FAT.It works just fine when I plug it into the PC after it has
>> booted.
> The machine may be trying to boot from the thumb drive.
> Check in the BIOS for "Boot Order" and see if USB devices
> are listed.

I agree with Pen on the booting issue. I keep a 1 meg drive around just for
testing that option. It has a form of Live Linux (Puppy) on it. If it
boots then I know it's time to check the motherboard options when I suspect
a problem that may be USB or boot order related.

Another thought might also be an anti-virus program set to scan the drive
during insertion or at boot before allowing windows to finish the boot.


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