Windows 10: windows reading external SSD wrong

I have a HP dv6-3150 w/ windows 7 and a 2TB external SSD. I used it to back up my pc but something went wrong. I don't know what I'm an idiot with tech. I was told to format the SSD to NTFS it was exFAT. I did and now it shows up as a removable disk. I uninstalled, reinstalled and updated drivers but still i get nothing. i was showing a location at UMBus Enumerator. I connected it to a different USB port and location changed but nothing else. help please

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External SSD recognized as HDD in Windows 10

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand your query related to External SSD showing as HDD when connected to the PC using USB 3.0 port. For further clarity on the issue, please respond to the questions below.

1. Have you tried connecting the SSD to any other PC?
   
2. Are you using any converter to connect the SSD through USB 3.0 port?
   
3. Are you using a RAID configuration?
   

I have researched on your query and found that the SSD that you are using is an internal SSD drive, in this case I would suggest you to try updating the Intel Rapid Storage drivers from the

intel website and see if that helps.



In addition, this issue can occur if the SSD is connected to a SATA controller that is identified as RAID (SCSI). I would suggest you to try connecting the SSD to a SATA port that uses AHCI controller such as Intel SATA controller/chipset.



Please get back to us with the detailed information to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

read only in windows 10 directories. main hd and external

i am currently running the malware bytes. i am on that step. previously, i hadn't found anything. strangely enough, it seems that during the time of running this program, also trying to follow these instructions for my desktop only, another external drive became read only. however, it is possible that it already occurred, since i didn't try to save to it before. but no virus has been detected or malware as of yet. i read a comment here that somebody had this issue when they upgraded to windows 10 anniversary edition. but the owner of the other external drive was listed as some number or something that i don't know.. i think it isn't my former laptop. it is the same on both external drives.

 

Low read speed via USB 3.0 external SSD

Why is my external SSD have quite low read speeds when loading a video game? I watch in task manager, reading speed is terrible and game loading takes forever. My motherboard supports 3.0 USB and ssd plugged into that port. I also enabled "better performance" via device manager > discs policy. I use Windows 10 20H2

My ssd also have latest firmware from ssd manager software.

Thanks in advance