"mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com> wrote in message 1171256881.458086.222730@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com">news:1171256881.458086.222730@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > On a pre-autostart ][, such a delay is not required, since user > interaction is necessary to initiate a disk boot. That's a valid argument. I was just speculating. -Alex.