bios takes 20 mins to load - help
After having my system run great for 4 months, I switched on today and had to wait for 20 mins while the BIOS loaded as far as the XP splash screen. Once I got to XP everything works fine but it just takes 20 mins to get there. I've not changed any hardware or software so that shoulsn't be an issue, I've re-set CMOS, flashed BIOS, tried to load with minimal hardware but nothing seems to work. I'd be really greatful for any assistance. Thanks - Phil.
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Athlon 64 3700+ (San Diego)
Retail heatsink/fan
MSI K8TNEO2 FIR (BIOS 9.2)
1024mb Kingston DDR400 PC3200
Antec Neopower 480w PSU +3.3/30A +5/38A +12/18A + 15A - 4 case fans
CPU 20c idle 40c load
Case 38c idle 45c load
MSI FX5900XT 128mb
2 x 80gb SATA Maxtor Diamondmax (not RAID)
NEC2500 DVDRW
MSI 16x DVDROM
Onboard sound
19" Dell 1905FP TFT
Windows XP SP2