Hi all, it's merely a shot in the dark, but I want to add this because I can't see the error messages in my logs for the whole day. Today in the morning I remembered turning on "PCI access mode = Direct" when I last upgraded my kernel. So I gave it a shot and recompiled the kernel with the default setting "PCI access mode = Any". I think "Any" means the kernel tried the BIOS first. So my question to all of you seeing the same timeout message; have you compiled your kernel with any other setting than "PCI access mode = Any"? Btw. this is a Shuttle AN35N NForce2 Board with a 1700+. Cheers S.