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Don't want to complicate things I just want to note this is not normal for the 2 PC's I have here and all four of my USB drives and my eSATA enclosure. None show the Autoplay prompt when I startup or reboot the PC and all show when I connect the devices when logged in.
Just a little note here. My main PC shows info on the POST screen that x number of USB drives connected and they should be seen by most in the boot configuration if the motherboard allows booting from USB but thats about it, no options like you'll find for a hard drive or cd/dvd drive.
And the x number includes my mouse and keyboard so it may say 4 USB devices but only two show in the boot config.
Any drive connected via eSATA is the same as, or rather is, a direct motherboard connection, eSATA is like an extension cord. Still if autoplay is properly configured it will show other devices upon starting. Well, "properly" in my case is the default w7 settings, I haven't changed them.
Thanks for the clarification - it will see USB devices, you can't affect drive options.
We all can be a pain sometimes
What programs access which disks and why? Can those programs access other discs? Can they delay accessing the disk?
Thanks for the update, but we're grasping at straws on this side. You menitoned Dropbox, what otther apps are complaining? A screen shot of what's going on would be very informative.
Marking a partition as active on a basic disk means that the computer will use the loader (an operating system tool) on that partition to start the operating system. If you don't boot from that disk, havine it marked active might confuse the OS. This might be the root cause of the issue on your machine. This would be the first thing I would correct.
Please execute the commands in post# 14 or follow the tutorial for each disk marked active (F, G, H, M from your last Disk Mnmgt screen shot).
Partition - Mark as Inactive
I won't be able to help much more until that is done.
Last edited by Slartybart; 02 Feb 2013 at 04:57.