Boot Windows

Hello... When I try to boot Windows my computer tries to read my external USB drives. I have to disconnect, and then after Windows 7 starts, plug the external sources again.  How can I change this to start without having to unplug my external drives.

Thank you very much...

1. reboot your computer.

2 while the logo of the manufacturer of the PC is on the screen before Windows starts to load, press the key on the keyboard "BIOS" or "Setup" which is either displayed on the screen for you or identified in the manual of your computer.  For Dells, the key is F2 but other manufacturers use different keys [there is no normalization - it is not part of Windows].

3. Once you get the BIOS, look for boot sequence entries.  You have your set to watch first of all the USB devices.  You can set the drive to be the first.  When you start Windows, it will look at the disk to see if it has an OS and boot from it.  In the current configuration of the you, your boot sequence is by looking at each xHDD in turn to see if they have OSs on them and only then looking at the HARD drive.  Once you have made this change, you should be able to leave your xHDDs connected all the time if you wish.

4. in the future, if you need to boot from a USB or DVD, you can either change the BIOS again or you can press a different key [while the logo of the manufacturer of the PC is the front screen loading at Windows Startup] to get the boot menu.  This key will also be displayed on the screen for you or to be included in the manual of your computer.  For Dells, the key is F12 but other manufacturers use different keys [there is no normalization - it is not part of Windows].  The advantage of using this procedure instead of modifying the BIOS, it is that it applies only to a start-up; the next time that the computer returns to its normal startup behavior - this can be very handy.

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