Failed Windows install now won't start up in OS X

Hi all, I am trying to install Windows 7 on bootcamp. I have three internal drives. One brand new 1tb 7200 seagate drive that I just put in. Partitioned it for NTFS. Rebooted to the disc ISO but get this error 'status 0xc00000e9' on install which would be ok if not for the fact that I can't boot back into OS X. If I do a hard shut down and power on I hold option and it still boots back into the disc with the same failure. As well if I hold down X on restart it still boots me back into the disc drive as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm going nuts here.

Hello all got it fixed. I unplugged all devices from the tower except the keyboard and pulled out the sleds for the two hard drives that did not have my OS X start up on them. The option key then allowed me to chose startup disc. Not sure what variable it was that allowed this to work.

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