Windows 10: Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external.

Discus and support Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external. in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; hello i have 4 hard disk on my pc 3 hhd and one ssd on ahci mode but the Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external why? [img] 85077 Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by payback123, May 21, 2017.

  1. PAYBACK123
    payback123 Win User

    Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external.


    hello i have 4 hard disk on my pc 3 hhd and one ssd on ahci mode but the Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external why?

    Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external. [​IMG]


    :)
     
    payback123, May 21, 2017
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  2. CANDUN
    candun Win User

    How do you remove a 'ghost' hard drive or the link to it?

    Here is a list of the current named/lettered internal, external 'drives' I have on my HP laptop PC (Windows 10)

    Internal: External:

    Local Disc (CWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :) Storage (FWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :)

    Recovery (DWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :) DVD RW (HWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :)

    DVD RW Drive (EWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :)

    The external 'ghost' hard drive which the PC Control Panel File History says is 'disconnected' is Expansion Drive (GWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :)?

    When I go to Control Panel: select drives, none of the external, internal hard drives come up?

    Control Panel: Computer Management: Disc Management had the above drives listed

    but does NOT have Expansion Drive (GWindows 10 says internal hard drive is external. :) listed?

    If the named/lettered Drive does not exist how can one delete the 'link' to it,

    stop getting the 'File History' drive disconnected error message?
     
    candun, May 21, 2017
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  3. DIANABRITTON
    DianaBritton Win User
    Somehow lost my file history.

    Now when I turn it on it wants to only save to an external hard drive. When I try to save to internal hard drive it says it cannot. Which drive should I direct it to?
     
    DianaBritton, May 21, 2017
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  4. WOT
    WOT Win User

    Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external.

    Do you have hot plugging enabled in you BIOS?
     
    WOT, May 21, 2017
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  5. PAYBACK123
    payback123 Win User
    hot plugging?
     
    payback123, May 21, 2017
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  6. WOT
    WOT Win User
    WOT, May 21, 2017
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  7. PAYBACK123
    payback123 Win User
    payback123, May 21, 2017
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  8. BREE
    Bree New Member

    Windows 10 says internal hard drive is external.

    The red arrows are pointing to it. Toggle that bios setting from [Enabled] to [Disabled].
     
    Bree, May 21, 2017
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  9. PAYBACK123
    payback123 Win User
    i dont have those option in bios
     
    payback123, Apr 5, 2018
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