Networked iTunes music wont play in Front Row......initially (repeatedly!)

Hi
On my 4th day in Mac world, My (very nearly) fab Mac mini will play content from my networked HDD fine, but when I wake the Mac up from sleep, nothing will play in Front Row
When I double click the song in iTunes, it plays. I can then play all music in Front Row.
In iTunes, some music appears with an "!" next to it, but when I double click it - the song plays immediately, but will skip the next "!" marked song unless I double click it
What I've done since installing OS x:-
1. Set music location in iTunes to \\HDD\Music
2. Rescanned library
3. Added alias to \\HDD\video and \\HDD\photos in appropriate folders and scanned with iMovie and iPhoto - all media will now play in FR
4. exported itunes playlists from my Windows PC and imported to Mac
5. Clicked through ALL songs on main iPod sync playlist to remove "!"
6. Successfully sync'd iPod with everything (except Apps - scared of this at the mo!)
Any suggestions would be appreciated....thinking it may have something to do with importing the playlist or the external HDD doesn't mount unless I go via iTunes
However I've spent 10 years in Windows and am a bit lost

...but when I wake the Mac up from sleep, nothing will play in Front Row...
Sleep disconnects all network connections. I would guess your Mac mini (and therefore Front Row) has lost contact with your networked hard drive. Once it re-establishes a connection, you've got your songs back. Perhaps you should set the screen but not the computer to sleep? You can adjust that with the Energy Saver System Preferences. I never turned my Mac mini off (except for software updates) or let it sleep for more than two years without any issues.
-Doug

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