System will not boot with secondary hard drive connected


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    System will not boot with secondary hard drive connected


    I have two hard drives, a 240 GB SSD with the OS, and a second internal hard drive, a WD black edition 2 TB drive.

    Everything worked fine until I temporarily attached a friends hard drive (OS drive running Windows 7 prof) to my system in order to recover some files. After removing the friend's hard drive, my system hangs-up after the motherboard splash and will not boot. If I disconnect my WD drive, the system boots normally. If I disconnect the WD drive until the Windows logo appears, then connect the WD drive, the system boots normally, and the WD drive works fine.

    What do I need to do so I don't have to disconnect/reconnect the SATA cable from my secondary drive(WD) every time I reboot the system?
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  2. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #2

    Could you post a shot of Disk Management with both drives connected please.

    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  3. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #3

    After posting the screenshot AddRAM requested, try loading defaults in BIOS (first screen or exit menu) and reset the harddisk boot order.
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  4. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    OK guys I will try to do ask you requested later when I get home.

    Thank you.
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #5

    I think GokAy is right. It is a problem of the BIOS boot order. On most systems you get into the BIOS settings by pressing F2 when the splash screen appears. But check on your splash screen - some systems are different.
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