Windows 10: One hard drive, three devices???

Discus and support One hard drive, three devices??? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; This is probably something simple, but I've never seen it before... I have a 4TB Seagate ST4000DM005 SATA hard drive. When I connect it to my Windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Calab, Aug 8, 2021.

  1. CALAB
    Calab Win User

    One hard drive, three devices???


    This is probably something simple, but I've never seen it before... I have a 4TB Seagate ST4000DM005 SATA hard drive. When I connect it to my Windows 10 PC (20H2) I end up seeing three new drives in my Device Manager: - ST4000DM005 - Microsoft Storage Space Device - Microsoft Storage Space Device ...and I actually get two drive letters appearing on my computer with about 7TB of space total. I *think* that this is a compressed drive. I would like to wipe this drive and get back to a single 4TB device. What do I need to do? - - - Updated - - - OK... I think I've found out what this is. This looks like some kind of "drive combining" that pools disks together. It doesn't really make sense why someone would take a single 4TB disk and two pools of 4TB and 3TB on it. You still wouldn't have more that 4TB of storage on it.

    :)
     
    Calab, Aug 8, 2021
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  2. SIR B. FANNYBOTTOM
    Sir B. Fannybottom Win User

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Aug 8, 2021
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Aug 8, 2021
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  4. MATHRAGH
    Mathragh Win User

    One hard drive, three devices???

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Wut =D

    what is that supposed to accomplish?
     
    Mathragh, Aug 8, 2021
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