external hdd stops win 7 from booting

swanmark

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Hi Guys this is my first post so please excuse me if I am in the wrong section, my problem is this, I recently installed win 7, and then installed my 2 external hard drives via usb, they work fine but if my comp reboots for any reason it just hangs on the flashing cursor, if I unplug the external hdd then it boots, or sometimes it go`s into repair mode and says the error was caused by unplugging my external hdd and windows 7 was searching for it, any ideas, thanks
 

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windows 7
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Homebrew PC - "Alpha_Dawg"
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Steve Ballmer Signature Edition
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad - Q9550 - 2.83GHz stock - OC'd to 3.6GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz (PC6400) OCZ Reaper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GE Force 8800 GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 2333HD
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD Caviar Black 750GB - 7200RPM - 32MB cache
WD Caviar Green 1.5TB - 5400RPM - 64MB cache
WD Caviar Green 2.0TB - 5400RPM - 64MB cache
PSU
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora
Cooling
Case is Air - 5ea. 120mm fans (mix of Arctic and Xigmatec)
Keyboard
MS Natural Wireless KB
Mouse
MS Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
50 mbps down/5 mbps up
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AVerMedia - AVerTVHD G2 Dual Tuner Card
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