external hard disk acting like internal hard disk

[Adwaitpinglikar]

Hello,
I have seagate backup plus hard disk (2TB),
from last few days it start acting like primary hard disk, also its status in disk management is primary partition.
whenever I delete file from it it goes to recycle bin also.
this is giving really trouble.
in last month it started acting like active primary partition but some how i solved it but now it is acting like primary hard disk.
I want to it to act like what actually it it i.e. external removable hard disk.

 

[i7Baby]

Install its driver. I gather its in a case.

 

[Adwaitpinglikar]

everything is installed

 

[i7Baby]

Is it causing any problems?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, Adwaitpinglikar!

I'd recommend you to try the drive on a different computer and see if it will get recognized as a removable device there.
I'm guessing here but I think you should check your BIOS settings and make sure the boot order is properly set. If you have booting from the USB ports enabled, I'd suggest to disable it.
Can you share a screenshot of the drive from Device Manager and Disk Management?
I think what i7Baby meant was to reinstall the USB drivers. Have you done that?
You can also test the drive using your HDD manufacturer's diagnostics utility, which you should be able to find on their website.
Test the drive and see what's the health and SMART status.

Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[Adwaitpinglikar]

Hello SuperSoph_WD,
I tried on many computers but every where it is acting like primary hdd.
also checked BIOS and I never booted from USB so it is also disable.
I want to share pic but don't know how (it is asking about url so don't know)
i7Baby yes it is causing problems while booting it won't allow me to remove hdd.
I'll test it for sure.

 

[i7Baby]

Just remove it before or after booting.

Check that it's (usb drives) not on your boot priority in bios.

 

[Adwaitpinglikar]

I did it already, not working.

 

[i7Baby]

What's not working?

 

[Adwaitpinglikar]

i7Baby I just wanted to ask last one question - what should be the status of external backup disk in disk managment?

 

[jollym124]

The status should be secondary HDD.

 

[i7Baby]

What's not working?

If everything works, then there's no problem.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hi again, Adwaitpinglikar!

Can you please somehow upload a screenshot of your Disk Management? Or at least can you share if there are any unusual partitions on it? When you installed your OS did you have that same drive plugged in?
Go to Device Manager and uninstall the drivers under the USB controller. Here's a tutorial that can help you with the procedure: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725782.aspx

Keep us posted!
SuperSoph_WD