Hi,
my computer has some weird idle time ( > 30 seconds) before booting the operating system.
I just completly reinstalled the system as I thought it was some kind of driver issue but again it happens.
Fresh install, only the necessary drivers (mainboard, display, monitor).

System:
Mainboard: Asus K8N-E Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon64 3000+
Ram: 2 GB
HDD: Samsung SpinPoint 160 GB
OS: Windows XP Professional

The boot configuration is first CD/DVD and second HDD.
The mainboard startup runs fine, but after that a black screen apears for more than 30 seconds, sometimes the windows start up screen is visible in the background but inactiv.
After that the system boots up pretty quick.

Does anyone know where the problem is?

thanks in advance for any hints

Xarthor