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   Mayayana  wrote:   
      
   >   I've got one machine that's intermittently pausing   
   > after recognizing the two SSDs. It goes by so fast   
   > that I can't see what the next item is once the BIOS   
   > display resumes. Is there any way to figure out the   
   > order in which the BIOS sorts out the hardware?   
      
      
   The Pause key doesn't work to stick on the POST screen?  You might have   
   to disable any quick startup or quick post option, like the BIOS not   
   testing memory.  By having the BIOS count through the memory addresses,   
   that counting could slow the POST screen to let you hit Pause.  Once   
   paused, use the Esc or Enter key to continue booting.  With some BIOSes,   
   the Esc key pause the boot process, and any other key continues it.   
      
   Since XP doesn't have a Fast Boot option (which I disable because I want   
   to see the POST screen), do you have other hardware that has its own   
   BIOS?  For example, I've seen where RAID setups clear the POST screen   
   and then present their own options screen.  Do you even see the POST   
   screen?  Some BIOSes are adware by showing the manufacturer's name or   
   logo while hiding or shortening the POST screen.  There should be a BIOS   
   option to disable their boot-time splash screen.   
      
   You could go into the BIOS to disable the controller for the drive from   
   where the OS gets loaded.  The result is you'll see a message that no OS   
   was found.  Maybe the POST screen would stay up a bit longer, unless the   
   "missig OS" message wipes the POST screen.   
      
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