Magicstor 2.2gig cf drive slows system!!

I just bought the Magicstor 2.2gig cf drive and I must confess to being a little dissapointed. It slows the system big time. I use my ipaq 2210 as a remote control and every time the ipaq switches off and I start it again there is a good few minutes of wirring before it allows me to access anything on the ipaq. Is there any way of stopping it accessing the drive every time I switch on? This makes it useless as a remote

have u tried leaving the cf power still on when the pda is off probably run ur battery down like a bitch though even if it does stop it being so slow
i was gonna look at getting one but now i think i might have to reconsider unless there is a way around that problem