diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm b/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
index 388c3181..4bead8cc 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/ide.asm
@@ -435,7 +435,8 @@ IDE_DEV2S:	; DEVICE 2, SLAVE
 ; PICO TO WAIT FOR THE PICO DEVICE TO INITIALIZE.
 ;
 IDE_TOSLOW	.EQU	200		; SLOW TIMEOUT IS 20 SECS
-IDE_TONORM	.EQU	5		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
+;IDE_TONORM	.EQU	5		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
+IDE_TONORM	.EQU	200		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
 IDE_TOPICO	.EQU	50		; RC2014 SD PICO (5 SECONDS)
 ;
 ;=============================================================================
diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
index de956828..544e1cd7 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/ppide.asm
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ PPIDE_DEV2S:	; DEVICE 2, SLAVE
 ; BASED ON REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE.
 ;
 PPIDE_TOSLOW	.EQU	200		; SLOW TIMEOUT IS 20 SECS
-PPIDE_TONORM	.EQU	5		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
+;PPIDE_TONORM	.EQU	5		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
+PPIDE_TONORM	.EQU	200		; NORMAL TIMEOUT IS 0.5 SECS
 ;
 ;=============================================================================
 ; INITIALIZATION ENTRY POINT