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I have the same problem, and adding rootdelay=90 didn't solve the problem.
My system:
Dell Optiplex 740n
CPU: AMD 64 Athlon X2 Dual 3800+ 2.00 GHz
HD: WDC WD800JD-75MSA3 (80 Gb, SATA)
I believe the system uses an nVidia nForce chipset
The problem started happening after upgrading to 8.10. I have now intrepid installed but have to boot the system with the 2.6.24-21-generic kernel (the 2.6.27-7-generic produces the error).
If I type 'exit' at the initramfs shell, booting continues normally, and I can even get a graphical display login. However both before typing 'exit' and after that (i.e. at all times) the system emits error/warning messages at 5-7 second intervals (see attached dmesg/kernel.log). During these intervals the system seem to do some checks on the drives (the light on the CD/DVD drive turns on and off, and I can hear a noise, similar to the one during a normal boot when the drive is checked for media).