[Resolved] Stuck on "Grub Loading" Screen.

Hello everyone!
I have been attempting to set up a dual boot Windows 8/Arch Linux system.
I have installed Windows 8 and Arch Linux, and I have correctly set up and configured Grub.
I have been having a very puzzling problem however, which stems from my BIOS settings.
Whenever I set my boot sequence to "Hard Disk, CDROM" and attempt to boot, my system hangs on the "Grub Loading" screen indefinitely.
However, when I set the boot sequence to "CDROM, Hard Disk", the system goes to the "Loading Operating System ..." screen, scans the CDROM for bootable partitions, fails to find them (Presumably. No actual error message it outputted), then successfully loads Grub.
I have searched the web and the wiki for an answer, but because all of my queries are interpreted as changing the boot order of the OSes listed in Grub, I have been unable to find an answer.
While this is not a critical problem, I wish to have it configured as "Hard Disk, CDROM" because otherwise it adds about 10-15 seconds to the boot time as it has to scan the CDROM before proceeding.
Can anyone help me with this problem?
ADDITIONAL INFO:
I am using AHCI, with three hard drives. Both operating systems are installed to the first one (an SSD), with:
/dev/sda1 - SYSTEM_RESERVED
/dev/sda2 - Windows 8
/dev/sda3 - /boot
/dev/sda4 - Extended partition (following partitions belong to /dev/sda4)
/dev/sda5 - /
/dev/sda6 - /var
/dev/sda7 - /home
The other two hard drives simply store data.
Last edited by indiv0 (2013-12-02 06:44:21)

Commands I used:
pacman -S grub-bios
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
modprobe dm-mod
grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck --debug /dev/sda
mkdir -p /boot/grub/locale
cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo
Yes, I am booting in legacy BIOS mode using grub-bios.
fdisk output:
Disk /dev/sda: 256.1 GB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb61a40eb
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 718847 358400 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 718848 163842047 81561600 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 * 163842048 164366335 262144 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 164366336 500117503 167875584 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 164368384 205328383 20480000 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 205330432 246290431 20480000 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 246292480 500117503 126912512 83 Linux
grub.cfg
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
function load_video {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5 3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_input console
terminal_output gfxterm
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos3 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos3 e1698dc0-becc-4ed7-a446-2bd79b337946
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e1698dc0-becc-4ed7-a446-2bd79b337946
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
menuentry 'Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea' {
load_video
set gfxpayload=keep
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos3 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos3 e1698dc0-becc-4ed7-a446-2bd79b337946
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e1698dc0-becc-4ed7-a446-2bd79b337946
fi
echo 'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
linux /vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=3ec2db7b-ff67-4aa1-8202-daf71513beea ro quiet
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows 8 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-88A85381A8536D26' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 88A85381A8536D26
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 88A85381A8536D26
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
Sorry for not including grub-related information. I just thought that it wouldn't be needed considering grub works fine (sees Arch and Windows 8) when the bios boot order is correct, and within VirtualBox (Win 8 host, Arch guest) it also works fine.

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