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Run the following and post the output:
Code:PowerShell Get-PhysicalDisk^|Select DeviceID, MediaType, BusType, FriendlyName^|Sort DeviceID
MediaType seems unable to produce correct output occasionally.
It considers your HDD to be "Unspecified", which is the problem.
MediaType is unreliable in some cases.
BusType never lies, while MediaType sometimes lies.
@Paul Black and @zbook and @jbcarreon123,
Please run the following command and post the output:
PowerShell Get-PhysicalDisk^|Select MediaType, BusType, SpindleSpeed, FriendlyName
The following is my example:Code:C:\Users\Matthew_Wai>PowerShell Get-PhysicalDisk^|Select MediaType, BusType, SpindleSpeed, FriendlyName MediaType BusType SpindleSpeed FriendlyName --------- ------- ------------ ------------ Unspecified USB 0 Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 HDD SATA Unknown ST500DM002-1BD142 Unspecified USB 0 PNY OU3 3.0
Code:PowerShell "Get-PhysicalDisk | Select MediaType, BusType, SpindleSpeed, FriendlyName" MediaType BusType SpindleSpeed FriendlyName --------- ------- ------------ ------------ Unspecified SATA 0 TOSHIBA MK6034GSX
I then inserted a USB:
Code:PowerShell "Get-PhysicalDisk | Select MediaType, BusType, SpindleSpeed, FriendlyName" MediaType BusType SpindleSpeed FriendlyName --------- ------- ------------ ------------ Unspecified SATA 0 TOSHIBA MK6034GSX Unspecified USB 0 Kingston DataTraveler G3
It proves thatBusType
is more reliable thanMediaType
.
Code:Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.438] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ============================== jbcarreon123's CMD AutoRun ------------------------------ PC Name: JB-PC RunAs Admin? True Windows Version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro ============================== C:\Users\jbcarreon123>PowerShell Get-PhysicalDisk^|Select MediaType, BusType, SpindleSpeed, FriendlyName MediaType BusType SpindleSpeed FriendlyName --------- ------- ------------ ------------ SSD SATA 0 Patriot Burst Unspecified USB 0 Flash USB Disk Unspecified USB 0 Generic Flash Disk Unspecified USB 0 USB DISK 2.0 C:\Users\jbcarreon123>