System will not boot with secondary hard drive connected

FrankSavage

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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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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
I7 3.4 GHz
Motherboard
ECS Gank Extreme
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
970X
Hard Drives
240GB SSD - OS on this drive
2TB WD internal HD Black edition
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Firefox

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Skylake Special #666
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
Memory
GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC G2460PG
Screen Resolution
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Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
PSU
EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
Cooling
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Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
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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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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
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Cooler Master HAF 932
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Noctua NH-D14
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Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
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100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
OK guys I will try to do ask you requested later when I get home.

Thank you.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
I7 3.4 GHz
Motherboard
ECS Gank Extreme
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
970X
Hard Drives
240GB SSD - OS on this drive
2TB WD internal HD Black edition
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Firefox
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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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
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