computer will not boot if WD MY BOOK is plugged in


  1. bluzeboy
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    Windows 10
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    computer will not boot if WD MY BOOK is plugged in


    I recently bought A WD MY BOOK ,but now my computer will not boot if WD MY BOOK is plugged in.
    What can I do? Other than the obvious
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  3. softwaremaniac
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    W8.1 x64
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    Adjust your BIOS settings. Remove it from the list of bootable drives.
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  4. bluzeboy
    Posts : 62
    Windows 10
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    thank you very much ,i never had this problem with my other ext drives
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  6. spunk
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    Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit 22H2
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    As stated, boot into Setup (Bios) go to the Boot tab. Move your internal HDD to the first boot device. Move the WD drive to last drive or take it out of the boot order all together. Save and Exit.
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  7. RolandJS
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    Was anything cloned or imaged to this external WD HD? Reason for asking: elsewhere, a few had cloned their whole HD, OS and all, OR had full-imaged restored their OS partition onto -- their 2nd hard-drive, their external usb-connected hard-drive. Upon any cold boot, warm boot, the computer "sees" two operating systems and will try to boot the external device first OR will get "confused" as to just what to boot.
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