Disable hot swap for internal HD's ?


  1. Posts : 36
    Win 10 Pro 22H2
       #1

    Disable hot swap for internal HD's ?


    Two windows 10 pc's both upgraded from win 7. One only shows the expected USB eject option when memory keys are inserted, the other also shows the two internal hard drives in the list !?

    No policy options available in the hard drive or controller options beyond the basic write cache. Nothing in the bios of the problem PC.

    Is there no simple tick box to stop these drives being in the eject list ??. I've seen registry hacks but most seem to need a startup script, there must be a simpler option !

    Thanks in advance
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  2. Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #2

    Hello.

    Do both PCs have got indentical hardware? If not, then check SATA driver used. Also check in BIOS for possible switcheable settings.
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  4. Posts : 36
    Win 10 Pro 22H2
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks....Can you explain the number string in this registry entry ?
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  5. Posts : 913
    CP/M
       #5

    This multistring value sets first eight SATA disks as non-removable (overrides controller/driver settings).

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  6. Posts : 36
    Win 10 Pro 22H2
    Thread Starter
       #6

    muchomurka said:
    This multistring value sets first eight SATA disks as non-removable (overrides controller/driver settings).

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    Thanks !
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  7. Posts : 913
    CP/M
       #7

    You're welcome.
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  8. Posts : 36
    Win 10 Pro 22H2
    Thread Starter
       #8

    muchomurka said:
    You're welcome.
    Guess this is a run once & doesn't need a startup script ?
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  9. Posts : 913
    CP/M
       #9

    Importing the regfile once & restarting your system is all you need to do.
    (Of course, this works for SATA controllers with storahci.sys driver only but this is a vast majority of them.)
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  10. Posts : 36
    Win 10 Pro 22H2
    Thread Starter
       #10

    muchomurka said:
    Importing the regfile once & restarting your system is all you need to do.
    (Of course, this works for SATA controllers with storahci.sys driver only but this is a vast majority of them.)
    Works thanks !
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