Question Disk Management Showing A SSD That Isn't There? (Windows)

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GeneralT001

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Hi,

I had windows 10 and recently upgraded to Win 11 - that isn't part of the issue as this drive was also there in Win 10.

So, basically, after upgrading to Win 11 I decided I wanted to clean up my drives/partitions with Disk Management (DM). DM showed 3 drives - 1 HD and 2 SSD's.

  • Disk 0 is a Seagate 1TB HD - which has my OS on it
  • Disk 1 is a Kingston 500GB SSD being used to store files
  • Disk 2 shows as being a Samsung 500GB SSD
Thing is I have no Samsung SSD in the computer. I did at some point in the past but it isn't there now. I opened up the computer to confirm this. Inside it shows only 2 drives (the ST and the Kingston) connected to the SATA 6 ports. I've tried everything I can think of in DM to delete this drive. It will not let me get rid of the 99MB Healthy (EFI System Partition). I also went into Disk Partition and used the "delete part 1 override" command but it will not delete it.

How do I get rid of this non-existent SSD?
 
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You can't delete it in Disk Management, because DIsk 2 is where the boot partition lives.

But the bigger issue is, why does that Samsung appear at all.

Are you 100% sure it is not hiding somewhere?
Some systems have a SSD mount on the backside of the case or motherboard. Or, being an NVMe, under a shield or heatsink.
Have another look.
 
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GeneralT001

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I have both the fron and the back covers off. I show to SATA connectors - 1 for the ST HDD and 1 for the Kingston SSD. I can see the Kingston one clearly and the ST HDD is buried behind a lot of cables. There is no other drive visible and they are onlt 2 drives connected to the MB that I can see?

See "dusty" pics :)

View: https://imgur.com/a/ssd-M92OjV6
 
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GeneralT001 said:
ASUS Strix Z 370-F
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There are 2x M.2 ports.
rog.asus.com

ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING | Motherboards | ROG Global

ASUS ROG Z370 ATX gaming motherboard with advanced cooling, Aura Sync, SupremeFX, dual M.2, Intel LAN and USB 3.1 for 8th Gen Coffee Lake.
rog.asus.com rog.asus.com

Top one circled in red.
Other one, underneath that shield at the bottom right.
I suspect that is where your Samsung drive is hiding.

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GeneralT001

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Many thanks. I forgot that it has a form factor of a memory stick!!

Not sure the computer will boot up after I remove it.

Is there away to get rid of the partition on it so that I don't have to remove it?
 
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GeneralT001

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TBH it really annoys me. If I pull it and just plug it back in will it still be there (that annoying partition)?

I guess if it is then I will just reinstall (I must be mad!! :)) and make sure that all files are put on the ST HDD as my primary OS?
 
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GeneralT001 said:
TBH it really annoys me. If I pull it and just plug it back in will it still be there (that annoying partition)?

I guess if it is then I will just reinstall (I must be mad!! :)) and make sure that all files are put on the ST HDD as my primary OS?
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Win 10 really really benefits from being installed on an SSD.
There is a VERY large performance difference.

Yes, if you remove the Samsung drive, the system will not boot up.
 
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