BOOT ORDER issue? MSI Z77 MPOWER + SSD Samsung 840pro

Hello
I have an MSI z77 MPower m/b - Intel i7/ 3770k and two hard disk drives...
First HHD (Samsung SSD 840PRO 256gb) connected on SATA Port 2.
Second HHD (WestedDigital WDC 2TB Green) connected on SATA Port 6.
The CDDVD is connected on Port 4.
The SSD has WIN7 .
The WDC 2TB, has 2 partitions. One with WIN8 and the other for BACKUP.
In the MSI BIOS under BOOT menu, i chose the HARD DISK DRIVE BBS Properties as shown :
Boot Option #1 Samsung SSD 840Pro
Boot Option #2 WDC WD20EARS-...
When I start my computer it usually boots on WIN7 from the SSD (1st choice).
The problem is that SOMETIMES after shutdown, the computers changes the BBS order and BOOTS on WIN8 from WDC.
When I re-enter on the BIOS the HARD DISK DRIVE BBS Properties is changed to:
Boot Option #1 WDC WD20EARS-...
Boot Option #2 Samsung SSD 840Pro
Can anyone help me with this boot issue?
Thanks,
Nikos

Other than updating the firmware of the SSD and mainboard: >> BIOSes<<
Use the disk management to make sure the boot partition of the WD drive isn't active.

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The wifi adapter is removable?
In case it is, without losing the guarantee.
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My only concern is if you are going to do extreme OC's with setting the MOSFET/VRM's to a higher level in the UEFI/BIOS. This causes a lot of heat and that is always a bad thing. For extreme OC'ing, many remove the stock hardware and use other cooling solutions on the MOSFET/VRM's anyway.
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