I built two identical systems EXCEPT one minor diff... my wifes I added one of them 7 in 1 card readers w/USB and IEE1394 ports. Mine boot in under 30 seconds hers take almost one minute.
I assume that her boot is delayed while the BIOS (IRQ in auto), checks for free IRQs for the reader, USB, and Firewire ports. I have not verified this by disconnecting the cables as it is too much a PITA and hell, it's her computer any way!
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