The Spindle and Apple at Start Up Question

Background: had to replace my hard drive. Transferred data from Time Machine. Had the internet plug in (to the USB Port) and the white plug (with green light on) in from the wall. Was not running on a battery. Finished, and shut down. Went to relaunched half hour later - just a gray screen, and about 30 seconds later, a pulsating image of the world. No spindle, no apple. Shut it down. Took out plugs. Relaunched without any attachments. Spindle and Apple as usual. Tried it again with plugs in. No spindle or Apple. Went into Systems Pref. Went to Start Up. The hard drive WAS NOT highlighted. I highlighted it. Question: is THAT the reason why there WAS NO spindle or Apple with the plugs in? I have not shut it down, as I need to work with my computer for the next several hours. If I've corrected the launch by highlighting the desktop hard drive in System Pref. will I see the spindle and Apple, with plugs in when I shut it down tonight, and Relaunch tomorrow?
Thank you for any response.

That should work. Here's a link that describes the flashing world a little:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2674
Evidently your Mac was looking for a network to boot from instead of booting from your hard drive.
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