Windows 10: USB3.0 Issues and Internal HDD shows as removable

Funny because I installed this driver yesterday, regardless of this issue.
If you look at the driver I mentioned, that is Asmedia, which is for Win7 but NOT for the USB header ports. These ports are Intel.

Please see BIOS settings:
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I'll have to go to sleep now.. I'll reply back in the morning.... thanks for your help!!

 

Yeah, no problem

You have a SATA/AHCI driver installed. Just see if it is the generic MS one, or an OEM driver.

 

The 2nd Standard SATA AHCI Controller is a generic one.
I don't know how to install a driver specifically for this one, as Intel is already installed.
Got any idea?

Update: ok so after searching according to Vendor ID, I realised it's Marvell Storage controller. So I download the Win7 x64 driver from my mobo website by Asus and installed the driver manually and it now appears under Storage Controllers. However, my D driver still shows as Portable Device

 

Your motherboard has 6 SATA ports on the Intel Asmedia SATA controller, part of the default Intel chipset setup.
Asus and others enhance the standard chipset setup by adding their own stuff, like a 2 SATA port Marvel controller. The driver you installed seems to have been for the Marvel controller.

Normally when you look at the motherboard you will see 6 SATA connectors in one color and two in another color, this makes identifying which SATA port you are connecting your devices to easy. But sometimes the ports are shuffled a bit and it can be not so obvious.

For testing I think you want to be sure that all the internal drives are connected to the Intel SATA ports.

A good test is to do this:

• Power off > disconnect all internal and external hard drives except the main OS drive.
• Make sure the main drive is connected to SATA port 0 (or 1, if 1 is first). Consult your manual to be sure where your ports are.
• Start the computer. Go to Disk Management and check that the disk is listed as Disk 0
• Restart into UEFI > check that the drive is recognized on the Main Tab, and that it is not set for Hot Swap on the Advanced Tab
• Shut Down > and connect the second drive, this time to the next port (Port 1). Perform the same tests as above.
• Repeat for all remaining drives > do external drives last.
• Report if any drive does not show up in UEFI on either tab, and whether the same drive or a different drive shows up as removable again.

It is important to completely shut down and remove all power from the system (flip the switch or remove the power cord) between hard drive changes. This is to allow the UEFI/BIOS to re-enumerate the drives in their new ports. The OS reads from this table when it starts up.

And just in case, double check that your SATA Mode setting is set to AHCI Mode in the UEFI.

 

Ok. I'll try that tomorrow as this will be a time consuming operation to get to the cables behind the water reservoir and long GPUs.

As for the USB3.0 issues, seems I'm not alone:
RE: USB 3.0/3.1 Drivers (original and modded) - 25
see my last post.
"I had to try the USB3.0 intel driver version 1.0.10.255 dated as 17/09/2013.
In order to be successful in installing the driver I had to edit the iusb3hub.inf and iusb3xhc.inf files to accept Windows 10 (delete lines with NTAMD64.6.2 and change NTAMD64.6.1 to NTAMD64.10.0).
Then I had to turn off driver signature in Advanced Boot options and install the drivers."

Also attached event viewer log if you'd be so kind to have a look on a USB issue it presents right after wakeup (the external HDD was disconnected)
system_after_wakeup.zip

P.S. - do you recommend this:
SlimDrivers Download

 

A screen shot of the event viewer would be much better.

I've never used SlimDrivers, so I could not comment either way.

Have you tested with another USB 3 device?

 

Ok I'll post a screenshot as soon as I can.

It's not a usb device related. This happens regardless of the device.
Even if nothing is connected, the port will act as usb 2 after PC wakeup.

Update: added screenshot

 

I think it means what it says: a driver is missing or corrupted.

Try the following test to see if the driver needed to run in SuperSpeed is present:
USB 3.0 ports function as USB 2.0 ports on Windows 7 with an Intel USB 3.0 xHCI Controller - Super User

I assume everything is normal under USB Controllers in Device Manager, and you have the USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver showing, and "this device is working properly"?

 

Yes to all your questions.
I'll try the link you sent and also I'll try this: USB drive or flash problems? How to cleanup and remove old USB storage drivers - TechSpot Forums

Now as promised, an update on the internal HDD issue:
So it's been resolved! *Biggrin
Here's what's going on:
1. my mobo has 8 ports. 4 SATA3, and 4 SATA 2 (excluding eSATA)
2. Out of the 4 SATA 3 ports, two are Intel and tow are Marvell.
3. The other 4 ports are Intel SATA 2 (3Gbs)
4. The Marvell SATA 3 ports can also be used for SSD Caching. I don't know if it makes a difference.
5. Once removed the HDD from Marvell and stuck it onto Intel SATA 2 port, it's gone from Portable Devices (boot was too fast to get into BIOS).
So my HDD specs are 164MB/s which will never saturate SATA 2 speeds, so no issues there, unless the 64MB Cache utilise the SATA 3 but I'm sure it's meaning less.

So... now down to USB 3 issues.

P.S. - I've updated my MEI firmware and driver from here: Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware System Tools and ran a test tool pre and post updated and all passed.
Obviously, this is dangerous process so I was careful to choose the FW that corresponds with my chipset.

 

Forgot to mention that my SSD intel 520 240GB speeds have been hampered a lot!!

 

That's good news! Congrats on tracking it down.
Later, when you have time, you could look in BIOS to see what settings you have available for the Marvel controller. You may be able to set it up properly to work as a 'normal' internal drive controller. I just use mine for eSATA ports on my case, so I never played with it.

Always create a new System Restore Point before making any changes to the PC. While it is not always a cure-all, it does make the process of undoing a mistake so much easier.

For USB, same thing. We just need to track down, step by step, what is missing and why.

 

I'm not too sure if it's related with all my messing around with drivers for the USB3.0 issue, but now I'm seeing this Legacy Device under Device Manager> System Devices:









I uninstalled it but it keeps coming back. I didn't have that before and I'm sure I have drivers for it.
I'm currently running the Asus beta drivers intel chipset for Win10.

 

I'm back to square one, mate.
I can't install MEI drivers or Chipset drivers any more... something is iffy... is there a tool to remove intel drivers completely?

 

I can't be sure, as that VEN & DEV is unusual, but if I were to guess I would say it is the ACPI (Power Management) function.
I wouldn't mess with it.

 

Not that I am aware of.

But this is where System Restore can save you. It's pretty good at restoring the system after driver installs.

Do you have a Restore Point to before you messed around with it?

Tip: select an old restore point and then click on "Scan For Affected Programs" to see if it will remove the offending driver installs.