Why is my hard drive detected as a SCSI device?

A Serial ATA hard drive is detected as a SCSI device in Windows Device Manager. This issue could have several causes: The Serial ATA controller (on the motherboard or through a PCI controller card) is assigned default Windows drivers.

What does SCSI Enclosure Services ( SES ) mean?

What is SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)? Enclosure is a box/unit that houses one or more SCSI devices, specifically end devices (ex. drives) and/or expander devices. Besides SCSI devices, it has supporting devices which are non-SCSI.

Why is my EIDE drive listed as a SCSI device?

It is common for Windows 2000 and XP to list EIDE drives as SCSI devices in Device Manager when they are connected to non-standard IDE controllers such as a Promise or SIIG controller card. This also occurs when the drive is connected to a specialized ATA or RAID port that is integrated into the motherboard.

How to tell if a Seagate Drive is on the SCSI bus?

The host bus adapter will identify itself during the system boot up, and it will display on the screen any SCSI devices it finds on the SCSI bus. For example, Seagate drives will show up by model number; look for ST as the first two characters. If the drive is detected now, move on to step 4.

Can you use more than one SCSI ID in an enclosure?

It is possible, in an enclosure that supports more than one SCSI channel, to use a single SCSI ID on one channel to implement multiple SEP devices. In this case, additional LUNs will be supported, one LUN per channel, to implement a logically separate SEP for each channel.