Windows 7 does not boot when I unplug optical drive.

[patchypower]

*Solved!*Windows 7 does not boot when I unplug optical drive.

Hi Guys. I just built a new pc a few days ago. I am running windows 7 ultimate activated and all. It runs perfect. I used my brothers optical drive to install windows 7. When I unplug the optical drive windows wont boot at all. It shows teh logo for about half a second and then restarts over and over. I manually turn of the pc and plug the optical drive back in.....and it boots fine with no problems. Im not sure what could be the problem and any help would be appreciated.

Im running the following:

3570k
tx750 corsair psu
16 gb corsair vengeance ram
H100
crucial m4 256 ssd
wd 1 TB caviar black hdd

 

[Kaktussoft]

What logo do you mean? the windows boot flag?

Just plugging in the optical drive... system boots. You don't have any disk in optical then?

 

[patchypower]

What logo do you mean? the windows boot flag?

Just plugging in the optical drive... system boots. You don't have any disk in optical then?

Im sorry I was a little unclear. Yes, the windows boot flag with the black background. With the optical sata dvd drive the system boots fine. When I un plug it...it will show the boot flag for about a second and then restarts and does the same thing. Also, there is no disk in the optical drive.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Without optical attached, boot into http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/666-advanced-boot-options.html

There select Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure
Now you can see the crash info on next boot. What is the stopcode?

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[seavixen32]

Have you checked your boot order settings in the BIOS?

Also, do you still have the Windows DVD in your optical drive?

Is it an external drive?

 

[Kaktussoft]

system properties->advanced settings: there can Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure permanently

 

[patchypower]

Have you checked you boot order settings in the BIOS?

Also, do you still have the Windows DVD in your optical drive?

Is it an external drive?

No windows dvd in the drive. The boot order is set to the crucial m4 ssd is primary. Its not an external drive.

 

[karlsnooks]

Hi Guys. I just built a new pc a few days ago. I am running windows 7 ultimate activated and all. It runs perfect. I used my brothers optical drive to install windows 7. When I unplug the optical drive windows wont boot at all. It shows teh logo for about half a second and then restarts over and over. I manually turn of the pc and plug the optical drive back in.....and it boots fine with no problems. Im not sure what could be the problem and any help would be appreciated.

Im running the following:

3570k
tx750 corsair psu
16 gb corsair vengeance ram
H100
crucial m4 256 ssd
wd 1 TB caviar black hdd

Boot up into the bios and change the boot order there to HDD first.

 

[patchypower]

system properties->advanced settings: there can Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure permanently

Im going to give this a try

 

[patchypower]

Hi Guys. I just built a new pc a few days ago. I am running windows 7 ultimate activated and all. It runs perfect. I used my brothers optical drive to install windows 7. When I unplug the optical drive windows wont boot at all. It shows teh logo for about half a second and then restarts over and over. I manually turn of the pc and plug the optical drive back in.....and it boots fine with no problems. Im not sure what could be the problem and any help would be appreciated.

Im running the following:

3570k
tx750 corsair psu
16 gb corsair vengeance ram
H100
crucial m4 256 ssd
wd 1 TB caviar black hdd

Boot up into the bios and change the boot order there to HDD first.

Actually let me take a look and see if I set it right. I would set it to the ssd (the os was installed to the ssd) right?

 

[karlsnooks]

Correct.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Please post a screenshot of disk managment with status field large enough to see everything

 

[Kaktussoft]

Please post the BSOD stopcode (and info if any driver is involved)
If you boot in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/69585-safe-mode.html it starts fine, or same problem?

 

[patchypower]

Hmmmm, I went back into the bios and made sure the boot order as set to the ssd. Shut it down. Unplugged the optical drive. Windows logo shows for about a second and then gives me the option to launch windows normally (will restart over and over again)...or repair. I tried repair but there was no solution to my problem and then it gave me the option the restore to a different time. I rolled it back and still, it wouldnt boot. Checked the bios again and same thing. I plug the optical drive back in....and it boots up fine.

 

[patchypower]

Please post a screenshot of disk managment with status field large enough to see everything

This what you are asking for?

 

[karlsnooks]

In the bios, can you completely disable the optical drive? If yes, then disable. If you can remove the optical drive from the list of boot devices, then remove it.

Be sure and upload a maximized disk management display as requested by Kaktussoft.

HOW TO POST A SNAPSHOT OF DISK MANAGEMENT DISPLAY
Run disk management:
WIN | type DISKMGMT.MSC | ENTER
WIN=key with Microsoft logo on top.


Maximize the output of Disk Management:
ALT-Spacebar key combo | X key (selects Maximize) |
Drag the field separators (such as between Status and Capacity) to show entire field.


Make a snapshot:
WIN | type SNIPPING | ENTER | New
Drag the cursor around the area you want to snip.
File | Save as | select save location and name | Save


Post the snapshot:
Post a File or Screenshot in Seven Forums

 

[karlsnooks]

patchyposer,

If you will use the snipping tool and let it use png, then you will get a better quality picture.

If you use DiskMgmt.MSC, then you get a display without the navigation pane which also helps.

 

[Kaktussoft]

Please post a screenshot of disk managment with status field large enough to see everything

This what you are asking for?

Nice. All boot related stuff is on SSD. HDD isn't involved in boot process whatsover. Since it boots fine with optical drive attached (no disk inserted) .... MBR, bootsector, bootmgr and bcdmenu is fine. Even with optical drive detached it boots to windows.... but crashes.

Let me think.... did you install special drivers/software to make the optical work in windows? Or is this just a clean install? So you didn't install any special sata drivers during install or in win7?

 

[patchypower]

patchyposer,

If you will use the snipping tool and let it use png, then you will get a better quality picture.

If you use DiskMgmt.MSC, then you get a display without the navigation pane which also helps.

Not sure if this is any better

 

[patchypower]

Please post a screenshot of disk managment with status field large enough to see everything

This what you are asking for?

Nice. All boot related stuff is on SSD. HDD isn't involved in boot process whatsover. Since it boots fine with optical drive attached (no disk inserted) .... MBR, bootsector, bootmgr and bcdmenu is fine. Even with optical drive detached it boots to windows.... but crashes.

Let me think.... did you install special drivers/software to make the optical work in windows? Or is this just a clean install? So you didn't install any special sata drivers during install or in win7?

Nope. No special drivers that I can remember. It was a fresh install. Built the PC. Then borrowed my brothers optical drive and popped in the disc and installed windows 7. Yeah, without the optical drive it boots to the windows flag logo with the black background for about a second and stops then takes me to the black scrren with the options to launch windows 7 normally or repair.