Stalling on Platinum splash screen

I have Quick Boot enabled but when I power up, the Platinum splash screen just sits there for a full minute.  Then the boot sequence starts.  What is causing it to hang temporarily like that.  Anybody else have that problem and found a fix?
Otherwise, my system runs fine.  Windows has no problems yet.  
I've got A64 on Neo2 Platinum, 1 gig Corsair 3200xl, 9800pro, floppy, NEC 3500a DVD burner, two 80 gb deskstars in RAID 0.  They all seem to run fine and the system seems pretty stable other than the hanging Platinum splash.

Thanks to rgreen for suggesting I pull everything out but essentials and start plugging them back in.  I know it's a common suggestion, but I might not have done it without your prodding.
It was one of my USB ports that didn't like my Canon i900d powered on at startup.  Seriously.  I've tested and retested and that's the conflict.  It works fine in all my other USB ports but that one when it's on at startup.
And this is the port.  Looking at the back panel, with the keyboard/mouse ports at the top, in the four port bank it's the port in the lower set on the left.  The port on the right of it doesn't care.  The ports above it don't care.
I can't tell you how relieved I am to have found the source of the problem.  Also, I'm amazed it could be something as trivial and arcane as a particular device on one particular USB port.
Now, knowing that even when it's using that port, it does eventually allow startup and works fine in windows, does anybody have any clue as to why that one USB port wouldn't like my printer powered on and cause BIOS sign-on to stall for a full minute?  What could be wrong with it?

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    AMD PowerColor 7870 Myst Edition GPU - currently not overclocked although overclocking this doesn't seem to affect any issues
    2 - 128 GB Corsair SATA III SSD - one runs the OS, the other I use to load games from
    2 - 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Sata II HDD's mirrored via Windows 7
    1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
    1 - 1 TB Western Digital MyBook USB 2.0 external
    2 - 3 TB Seagate USB 3.0 external
    ASUS DVD Burner - not sure which one, it's a cheapy $20 from Newegg
    1 - PCI USB 3.0 expansion card
    Antec TruePower New TP-550 Modular 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
    NZXT Switch 810 gunmetal - currently have 4 fans running but plan on more, also the Switch 810 has the multi-card reader in the front with 1x SD Card, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
    for peripherals
    1 - Microsoft 360 Wireless controller adapter (legit one, not the knockoff although I had a knockoff prior to getting the real deal)
    1 - Logitech Wireless USB Keyboard with Touchpad
    I tried to be thorough.  Thanks in advance for any help!

    Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
    Probably a USB device problem.
    This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
    A lot of devices running. PSU a +12V single rail or is it multi rail? A rail going to the graphics or components may not be enough amps. My best guess is the card reader.
    For UEFI/BIOS flashing, select your mainboard here and use the forum flash method;
    I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
    As for the PSU, according to the description for it on Newegg:  "Four industry-leading independent +12v rails are provided for more stable and safer power output."  It has two rails going to the GPU.  The GPU is a new addition to the system and so I wasn't running it until recently.  The issues were occurring beforehand, but you're right that this PSU is underpowered for the rig considering PowerColor recommends a minimum of 500w.  I'm going to be buying a larger capacity one sometime in the very near future.  Any recommendations on good modular PSU's?  What's a good way to tell what wattage to get?
    Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method.  I'll be back later when I have some results.

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