Dell Inspiron 8600 freezes on startup when iPod Nano is connected to USB

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop and an iPod Nano. If I plug the iPod into the USB port and THEN startup the computer, the computer will reach the screen where it identifies the BIOS version, the one with the white progress bar on black background. The progress bar gets to around 95%, and then freezes forever.
The only remedy is to force shutdown (hold down power switch), unplug the Nano, and restart the computer. If I do it that way, everything is fine.
Is there any known issues with starting up Dell laptops with the iPod connected? Is it trying to boot from my iPod or some silliness like that? Any help is appreciated!
My machine's BIOS is up-to-date, as is my iPod software.

Hi aj,
Niel's hit on it with the posted article, but I must ask the obvious question: Why start it up with the nano connected at all? Do you have problems connecting after you boot up?
Maz

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