Windows 10: Pioneer SSD visible in Device Manager, not in File Explorer

I have an old SSD I haven't used in a long time. I connected it to my Windows 11 Surface Laptop 4 via USB A and heard the chime. I see it in Device Manager 240GB SS D SCSI Disk Device but do not see it in File Explorer. How can I access the files on this device?

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Windows 10 can't see SSD in Disk management but it's visible under Device Manager & BIOS

I have a new Samsung 860 EVO SSD, removed one of the working drives and connected the SSD instead. I see the SSD in the BIOS and under Disk Drives in Device Manager but it's not visible at all under Disk Management and File Explorer. No visible meaning not even as an unallocated drive or a drive needing formatting or needing a drive letter.

I went through the suggestions of running the Memory Diagnostics utility and uninstalling the 'Standard SATA AHCI Controller' from the device manager. Rebooted and noticed the AHCI controller is back. Maybe Windows needs it.
The boot drive is a regular hard drive.
I will try placing the boot drive and the SSD in different SATA ports.

Any other suggestions on how to troubleshoot this?

 

SSD not being shown in disk management

Hello,

We need to do further investigation on your concern so that we can identify the cause of the issue:

• Have you tried connecting it to a different USB port?
• Have you checked if the SSD is visible in Device Manager? Follow these steps to verify if it is visible in Device Manager:
  
  • Right-click on Start and click-on Device Manager.
  • Click-on the Disk drive and check if it is there.
  • If it is visible, try to check if you can update its driver.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

USB drive is not visible in File Explorer or Device Manager today

I have been using a Toshiba USB stick to copy data for transfer to a new PC and it was working fine until today. Now it's not visible in File Explorer. Earlier it was visible in Device Manager and I read that if I uninstalled it there and restarted my PC it should then be visible in File Explorer. I restarted but the drive still wasn't visible there nor in Device Manager. I have made it disappear. When I insert it in a port it chimes and also when I remove it from the port.

Any idea what I should try next.