Thanks for the fast reply in this relatively old thread Devonavar! I'll try to find out if a hard drive is causing the problem.

I have some boot-up issues that I'd like to ask your opinion about. I own an Antec NSK6500 case which has a 430W "high-efficiency' PSU, my mainboard is an Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe. (the rest: Athlon64-3800, ati x1600 pro, Audigy 2ZS, 3 HD's, one DVD-writer. This system has a strange 30 seconds to 1 min...