Re: Incredibly slow to boot - any ideas?

[Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@sbcglobal.net>]

Philippe De Ryck wrote:
> Nigel,
>
> I found the article very useful too! 
>
> You say your disk hangs but all the attributes indicate a healthy disk.
> One way to know this for sure is to put your disk in another machine. If
> it works fine, you can exclude the disk. If it still hangs, you probably
> know for sure that the disk (or the content) is screwed.

There are five (at least) failure points

	Motherboard/integrated controller
	(Slot connector to non-integrated controller)
	Connectors on cable/motherboard (or controller)
	Cable
	Connectors on cable/disc
	Disc

When I have a problem like this, I always start with wiggling the
connectors. Then I try flexing the cable. There might also be
problems with the power connector and/or cable, and a little
judicious wiggling and flexing can sometimes reveal a problem.

[snip]

Mike
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