On my Win 7 prof PC I have installed 4 external drives. 3x LaCie and 1x WD Elements (3Tb, WDBAAU0030HBK).
When the LaCie drives are switched “on” and attached using via USB and I tell the PC to restart there is no issue.
However when the WD drive is attached (USB 2.0) and the PC needs to reboot, then all I get during reboot is a black screen with a flashing cursor.
This is very annoying when new software (Programs or Windows Update) is installed and the system tells me to reboot as then I first have to unplug the WD drive and later switch it back on again.
If I switch off the PC completely (Shut Down option) and switch it back on again then it does boot up normally and all drives work okay, incl. the WD drive.
As mentioned the LaCie drives cause no issues, it is only the WD drive that makes the PC hang during a reboot.
Any suggestions on how to resolve this are appreciated.