Windows 10: How can I tell if Windows recognises my secondary drive as internal?

I reset my Windows 10 laptop recently and was jittered by a 'select what to do with removable media' notification with my secondary data drive- an internal HDD.

This notification hasn't reappeared since, and the drive works fine, but in a little kick of OCD I really want to know if Windows recognises this as an internal drive.

Write caching was enabled automatically, which I was told happens if Windows recognises a drive as internal.

Both my OS SSD and Secondary HDD say they're plugged into port 0 via properties, but Intel Rapid Storage Technology says the SSD is plugged into 1 and the HDD is 0.

Are there any ways I can can check if Windows recognises my drive as internal?

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