ady wrote:
@ctschantz,
Thank you for the useful feedback.
I'd like to have more info about your USB disk. Could you please try the following procedure:
1_ Connect your USB drive to your system. Wait enough time so Windows can recognize it. Can you access its contents using Windows Explorer?
2_ Close any and all unnecessary programs, specially if they have access to your USB drive (including the aforementioned window of Windows Explorer).
3_ Open a cmd prompt with right-click -> Run as Administrator.
4_ In the cmd prompt, Run the following commands:
4.1_ "diskpart"
4.2_ "list disk"
5_ From the resulting list, is your USB disk included / listed? Please be completely sure you are interpreting the resulting list correctly.
6_ Is the USB disk is listed?
6.A_ If it is not, then run “exit” so to quit from diskpart. By this command you would be getting back to the cmd prompt; run “exit” so to close the cmd prompt too.
6.B_ If your USB disk is indeed included in the resulting list, please take note of the adequate disk “number” for your USB disk as shown in the list.
7_ Run "Select Disk N" Where N is the number for your USB drive according to the aforementioned list. Make sure to select the adequate disk number.
8_ Run “detail disk”. It should provide information about your selected Disk. Please take note of (copy) all the resulting information.
9_ Run “exit” so to quit from diskpart. By this command you would be getting back to the cmd prompt; run “exit” so to close the cmd prompt too.
10_ Please post here the information obtained from the above step #8.
There are some other tools that might be capable of providing the information (perhaps bootice?). The point is to look at the whole “device”, beyond of what Windows is normally capable of showing (e.g. non-hidden volumes).
Additionally, I'd like to know how is your BIOS identifying / booting that USB drive. Is you BIOS seeing it as USB-HDD? Or as HDD, listed in the BIOS together in the same category as your internal HDD? Other way?
TIA,
Ady.
Thank you for the useful feedback.
I'd like to have more info about your USB disk. Could you please try the following procedure:
1_ Connect your USB drive to your system. Wait enough time so Windows can recognize it. Can you access its contents using Windows Explorer?
2_ Close any and all unnecessary programs, specially if they have access to your USB drive (including the aforementioned window of Windows Explorer).
3_ Open a cmd prompt with right-click -> Run as Administrator.
4_ In the cmd prompt, Run the following commands:
4.1_ "diskpart"
4.2_ "list disk"
5_ From the resulting list, is your USB disk included / listed? Please be completely sure you are interpreting the resulting list correctly.
6_ Is the USB disk is listed?
6.A_ If it is not, then run “exit” so to quit from diskpart. By this command you would be getting back to the cmd prompt; run “exit” so to close the cmd prompt too.
6.B_ If your USB disk is indeed included in the resulting list, please take note of the adequate disk “number” for your USB disk as shown in the list.
7_ Run "Select Disk N" Where N is the number for your USB drive according to the aforementioned list. Make sure to select the adequate disk number.
8_ Run “detail disk”. It should provide information about your selected Disk. Please take note of (copy) all the resulting information.
9_ Run “exit” so to quit from diskpart. By this command you would be getting back to the cmd prompt; run “exit” so to close the cmd prompt too.
10_ Please post here the information obtained from the above step #8.
There are some other tools that might be capable of providing the information (perhaps bootice?). The point is to look at the whole “device”, beyond of what Windows is normally capable of showing (e.g. non-hidden volumes).
Additionally, I'd like to know how is your BIOS identifying / booting that USB drive. Is you BIOS seeing it as USB-HDD? Or as HDD, listed in the BIOS together in the same category as your internal HDD? Other way?
TIA,
Ady.
FYI I just ran all my tests using a different USB device with the same results.
I will try and answer your questions above:
1_ Connect your USB drive to your system. Wait enough time so Windows can recognize it. Can you access its contents using Windows Explorer?
Yes
2_ Close any and all unnecessary programs, specially if they have access to your USB drive (including the aforementioned window of Windows Explorer).
3_ Open a cmd prompt with right-click -> Run as Administrator.
4_ In the cmd prompt, Run the following commands:
4.1_ "diskpart"
4.2_ "list disk"
5_ From the resulting list, is your USB disk included / listed? Please be completely sure you are interpreting the resulting list correctly.
Yes
6.B_ If your USB disk is indeed included in the resulting list, please take note of the adequate disk “number” for your USB disk as shown in the list.
7_ Run "Select Disk N" Where N is the number for your USB drive according to the aforementioned list. Make sure to select the adequate disk number.
8_ Run “detail disk”. It should provide information about your selected Disk. Please take note of (copy) all the resulting information.
The original USB Drive I was testing with:
Code:
USB Device
Disk ID: C3072E18
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E UBCD5281 FAT32 Removable 1849 MB Healthy
Disk ID: C3072E18
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E UBCD5281 FAT32 Removable 1849 MB Healthy
The secondary USB Drive I tested with:
Code:
SanDisk Cruzer USB Device
Disk ID: 00000000
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E UBCD5281 FAT32 Removable 7633 MB Healthy
Disk ID: 00000000
Type : USB
Status : Online
Path : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only : No
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 3 E UBCD5281 FAT32 Removable 7633 MB Healthy
Additionally, I'd like to know how is your BIOS identifying / booting that USB drive. Is you BIOS seeing it as USB-HDD? Or as HDD, listed in the BIOS together in the same category as your internal HDD? Other way?
It is listed as a USB-HDD.