the meaning of unusual hard-drive-icons

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When I open Computer in Windows Explorer, the icons for any hard drives are usually the same. I'd like to know the significance of the icon for the drive labeled as 'Local Disk (D)' in the attached file.
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Ultimate x32AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 260 Processor4Gb of which 3.75Gb usableNVIDIA GeForce GT 520
OS
Win7 Ultimate x32
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 260 Processor
Motherboard
ASRock N68-VS3 UCC
Memory
4Gb of which 3.75Gb usable
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Sound Card
(1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1938 & LG 566LM, both Generic PnP Monitors
Screen Resolution
1366x768 ; 1024x768
Hard Drives
SAMSUNG HD080HJ SCSI Disk Device
Looks like a shared drive. Change the view so it`s bigger.

If you unshare it, it will look just like E:
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro x64Intel Core i7 6700KGSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Skylake Special #666
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 6700K
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1
Memory
GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC G2460PG
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2
PSU
EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black
Cooling
Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Keyboard
Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.8.3
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset
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