storage devices

I finished copying the files to my 2.5" external HDD. I ejected the HDD in Windows 10 but the enclosure case LED was on and then I went to pull the USB 3.0 cable but when the cable came out of the PC port my hand hit the side of the HDD case and the case moved slightly to the right of the table...

Windows 11 22H2 has an annoying new bug which is preventing some users from being able to safely eject their USB devices if Task Manager is open. Whenever you plug in a USB device, especially a storage device such as a USB flash drive, you should always make sure you safely eject it before...

Hi, I would like to rename a usb stick. If I click on 'This PC' in explorer I can see the stick and if I try to rename it I partially succeed, the name changes but even though I type it in lower case and it shows up on the screen in lower case when I apply it I always get the name in upper case...

Hello I have two storage devices as you can see below. C: is my SSD,D: is my HDD. idk but i think the problem is with the HDD. Minidump files here

Assume I have an USB flash drive with unknown brand and model label. The only thing I can say it has not a new USB-C plugin and its capacity. But what I want to know is the highest support USB version. So if it is USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 or only USB 2.0 How can I find it out? I guess via right...

I have connected my computer through USB 3.0 cable with an external (backup) hard disk (Hitachi HDS724040ALE640, SATA III, 7200rpm, 4TB, NTFS formatted, empty). The USB controller in external case box and the USB port on mainboard are USB 3.0 compatible. When I benchmark now the transfer rate...

I am trying to build a list of storage devices for this particular section of code found on MSDN page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/storage/upgrading-firmware-for-an-nvme-device typedef struct _DEVICE_LIST { HANDLE Handle...

Whenever I plugin an USB flash drive or USB hard disk then these devices are recognized by Win10 successfully. But they appear always two times in File Explorer: - As an entry on root level - as an entry below "This PC" The drive label is the same e.g. "USB Dive (F: )" How can I disable this...

just wanting to run this past you guys … this post is straight from our good friends at bleepingcomputer.com … and the issue is in regards to the inherent vulnerabilities with current ssd-drives. i don't have much to say, since i do not own an ssd-drive …...

Problem ejecting mass storage device,this device is currently in use Close any programs or windows that might be using the device. Changed removal options in device manager with no difference? Hoping someone has the solution,as my efforts searching the internet have failed. Cheers dark...

Help please. this is driving me nuts. I am running windows 8.1 (64bit) Suddenly the DVD/Blu-Ray drive is missing from Explorer I have checked in device manager and the drive says it is working fine. BUT why can I not see it in file explorer? Many thanks for anyone that can offer some support...

Would like to find out why I cannot see a hard drive on another computer on my home network. Here is the background. I took and put a SSD as C: drive on a HP Pavilion and put that HD (ST750LM022 HN-M7) into the CD drive bay which makes the HD drive D:. Did the share of that drive, right click...

I tend to keep some of my flash drives connected, simply because it is a convenient way to keep track of them. However a thought just crossed my mind, that since I have noticed that sometimes the activity light on my external SATA drives flash when they are not in use, perhaps that is because...

1.The system's hard disk controller card manufacturer and model number. 2. And the system's hard disk drive manufacturer and model number. Use to have a program that gave me all that info...I think. Trying to use Spinrite on another computer and they need info cause I can't get the computer...

An external drive of mine that is attached via USB suddenly does not show up in Explorer. When I connected it to a different machine the driver installed OK and the drive was ID'd correctly as ST3160021A - but doesn't show up in Explorerer on that machine either. Looking at the drives' LED...

So, I have a Western Digital My Book 1.5 TB hard drive connected to my Asus RT-N66U router, and it seems to be losing connection? Under Windows 7, it mapped perfectly, and was always accessible, but now after upgrading to Windows 8, it won't stay mapped. I'll restart my router and computer...

I'm having this problem with my flash disks on W8 Pro with Media Center x64: "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38) The driver could not be loaded because a previous version of the driver is...

Describes a driver update for USB storage devices in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This update may increase the USB data transfer speed. More...

i am using win 7 and i want a script to disable the flash/pen drive and enable it when required. when i was using xp there was a script which is not working in win7

Hello all, hoping this is the correct forum for this. History: Back in February I bought a new custom build PC. First PC I've ever owned that didn't come off the shelf at Wal Mart. Had a friend help me spec it out. Asus M5A97 Motherboard AMD FX 4100 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 8 GB Ram Radeon...