PC wont boot with disk drive plugged in

[VladDracule]

ok so recently ive been having issues with my optical (cd/dcd) drive. First it wouldnt boot with any disk in it, even if it wasnt a bootable disk. I figured that out just by taking the disc out lol...simple right?

Now my PC will boot past bios and display the post message but will not go into the operating system. i changed my boot order to do hard drive first and it still did the same thing. so i had a hunch and unplugged the power cable to my disk drive (ribbon cable is still attached) and it booted fine.

Does this mean my disk drive is going out? or is it maybe just that plug on my power supply?

 

[lathode]

Try removing all other boot devices from BIOS so it's just showing the HD and disable 'boot from other devices' if that's an option.

 

[engiNURD]

I'm confused as to which drive is which, but yes, if you disconnect the drive's power, and the boot process goes past the point where it used to freeze, then either the drive, cable, or PSU is your issue. But try what lathode mentioned, just in case.