2010/1/3 Chris G cl@isbd.net:
On Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 06:37:09PM +0000, Tim Green wrote:
Is this a laptop? It might be a memory card reader.
That was it, nearly, it was the memory card reader in my monitor which I had (inadvertently) left connected. Removing the USB lead to the monitor has speeded things up significantly.
Glad to help.
I hate BIOSes which slow down their boot times to probe all the connected USB devices too.
Tim.