My rig won't boot when i detach the SATA DVD drive

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Hi guys, got a really strange problem. I just built a new machine and installed windows 7 on it and its failing to boot. I just spent the last few evenings narrowing it down. So it boots into windows fine, until i remove the DVD SATA drive. It gets as far as the windows logo then resets. Just to confirm there is no disk in the drive, its just the empty drive. Any idea why this is, seems really odd to me :confused:

This is the spec:

CPU
AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor

Motherboard
ASRock AM1B-ITX Mini ITX AM1 Motherboard

Memory
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

Storage
Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Power Supply
Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Any ideas of things to try would be great. I am at my whits end!
 
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