SSD Drive Now Showing as Removeable Drive


  1. Posts : 106
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1
       #1

    SSD Drive Now Showing as Removeable Drive


    2 days ago my Desktop PC with Win 7 Ultimate booted but nothing showed on my screen. I thought that it had to be either a problem with the screen or the video card.
    I plugged my screen into my wife's PC - All good!, plugged my wife's screen into my PC - Nothing!

    I then removed all the cables from the rear and took it outside and blew away the dust bunnies.
    Removed the RAM and cleaned the contacts with a plastic eraser. Re-assembled the PC and booted it, Nothing! I then removed the sticks of RAM one by one and booted, Bingo! the first stick was not working.

    However, my C: drive is now showing up as "Safely Remove Hardware" on the taskbar.

    My son-in-law setup my BIOS for me, but was unable to fix the C: drive showing up as "Safely Remove Hardware".

    How do I make my SSD C: Drive show as an SSD drive and not an SCSI drive on the Taskbar?

    My system:

    Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
    CPU: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz 58 °C Bloomfield 45nm Technology
    RAM: 4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 532MHz (8-8-8-20)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. EX58-UD3R (Socket 1366) 34 °C
    Graphics: BenQ GW2760HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
    4096MB ATI Radeon RX 570 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc) 29 °C
    Storage:
    465GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G SCSI Disk Device (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
    232GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-22REA0 SCSI Disk Device (RAID )(Software RAID) 41 °C
    596GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B0 ATA Device (SATA ) 38 °C
    Optical Drives:
    16X52X32X52COMBO SCSI CdRom Device
    HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH20NS15 SCSI CdRom Device
    Audio:
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Last edited by subyroo; 18 Oct 2021 at 02:04. Reason: Added information.
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  2. Posts : 16,163
    7 X64
       #2

    So does mine. I deliberately set all disks as hotswappable in bios.

    It will be in the SATA settings somewhere

    SSD Drive Now Showing as Removeable Drive-hotswappable.jpg
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  3. Posts : 106
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I am worried that one of my Grandsons will click the icon and remove the C: drive.
    If they were to do that, what are the consequences?
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  4. Posts : 16,163
    7 X64
       #4

    It will tell you it is busy. Can only eject disks that are not in use
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  5. Posts : 106
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks SIW2, you have put that fear to bed.
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