Distinguish between USB Fixed Disk and an External HDD.

[meoit]

Hello all.

I have two devices: one USB Fixed Disk (not Removable Disk), one External HDD (HDD-Box, maybe SSD-Box). They are plugged in my Laptop via USB Port.

I use DriveGetType('X:', $DT_DRIVETYPE) --> result Fixed

DriveGetType('Y:', $DT_DRIVETYPE) --> result Fixed

I use DriveGetType('X:', $DT_BUSTYPE) --> result USB

DriveGetType('Y:', $DT_BUSTYPE) --> result USB

X: = my USB Fixed Disk (not Removable Disk)

Y: = my External HDD (HDD-Box)

They give same result.

How can I distinguish between us ?.

Thanks for support.

[InunoTaishou]

I only have a USB thumb drive but see what this does

#include <Array.au3>

_DrivesFromBusType("")

Func _DrivesFromBusType($sBus = Default)
    Local $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\.\root\cimv2")
    Local $colDiskDrives = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive")
    If ($sBus = Default or Not $sBus) Then $sBus = "USB"

    For $objDrive In $colDiskDrives
        If $objDrive.InterfaceType <> $sBus then Continueloop
        ConsoleWrite( "Physical Disk: " & $objDrive.Caption & " -- " & $objDrive.DeviceID & " (" & $objDrive.InterfaceType & ")" &  @CRLF)
        $strDeviceID = StringReplace($objDrive.DeviceID, "\", "\\")
        ConsoleWrite( $objDrive.DeviceID & " = " & $objDrive.PNPDeviceID & @CRLF)
        Local $colPartitions = $objWMIService.ExecQuery( "ASSOCIATORS OF {Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID=""" & _
                $strDeviceID & """} WHERE AssocClass = Win32_DiskDriveToDiskPartition" )
        For $objPartition In $colPartitions
            ConsoleWrite( "Disk Partition: " & $objPartition.DeviceID & @CRLF)
            Local $colLogicalDisks = $objWMIService.ExecQuery( "ASSOCIATORS OF {Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID=""" & _
                    $objPartition.DeviceID & """} WHERE AssocClass = Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition" )
            For $objLogicalDisk In $colLogicalDisks
                ConsoleWrite( "Logical Disk: " & $objLogicalDisk.DeviceID & @CRLF)
            Next
        Next
    Next
EndFunc

Credit:

Also check out this thread

 

[meoit]

Thanks @InunoTaishou !

This is useful, but it is using WMI. I do not like WMI, because my script in winPE. Do you have any other way ?.

[Neutro]

Hello again meoit

Your request is a bit strange. What are you trying to do with this? Maybe there is a better solution?

If your 2 HDD are plugged with USB, the only thing that can detect one from the other is the size and the model.

[Deye]

Hi meoit,

you'll need _WinAPI_GetDriveBusType()

The drive should be both

• $DRIVE_BUS_TYPE_USB
• $DRIVE_BUS_TYPE_1394 

If you want to be able run WMI commands you must first deploy the WinPE-WMI.cab  from Windows ADK to the boot image
might as well add these too:

• WinPE-HTA.cab
• WinPE-MDAC.cab
• WinPE-Scripting.cab
•  

[meoit]

3 hours ago, Deye said:

Hi meoit,

you'll need _WinAPI_GetDriveBusType()

The drive should be both

• $DRIVE_BUS_TYPE_USB
• $DRIVE_BUS_TYPE_1394 

Thanks @Deye !!!.

I used:

DriveGetType('X:', $DT_BUSTYPE) --> result USB

DriveGetType('Y:', $DT_BUSTYPE) --> result USB

X: = my USB Fixed Disk (not Removable Disk)

Y: = my External HDD (HDD-Box, SSD-Box)

They give same result (is USB Bus type).

So, really hard for me.

Someone give me other way...

Thanks.

[Deye]

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

Local $aArray = DriveGetDrive($DT_ALL)
Local $Return
If @error Then
    ; An error occurred when retrieving the drives.
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "It appears an error occurred.")
Else
    For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
        $iBus1 = _WinAPI_GetDriveBusType($aArray[$i])
        $iBus2 = DriveGetType($aArray[$i], 3)
        $iBus3 = DriveGetType($aArray[$i])
        $Return &= @CRLF & StringUpper($aArray[$i]) & ' - ' & $iBus3 & @CRLF & " type : " & $iBus2 & @CRLF & " # " & $iBus1 & @CRLF
    Next
EndIf
;~ ClipPut($Return)
MsgBox(0, '', $Return)

if you can't differentiate anything from this you can try this UDF

[meoit]

Thanks @Deye !.

This code is give same result of DriveGetType.

Someone help me. Thanks all.

[meoit]

On 5/14/2017 at 2:13 AM, Neutro said:

Hello again meoit

Your request is a bit strange. What are you trying to do with this? Maybe there is a better solution?

If your 2 HDD are plugged with USB, the only thing that can detect one from the other is the size and the model.

Thanks for your recommendation.

But it's not accurate, if I have an 80GB external hard drive and a 128GB usb fixed disk; Or 128GB external hard drive and a 128GB usb fixed disk.... and so on...

[ViciousXUSMC]

WMI - Win32_LogicalDisks

Drive Types:

 2 = "Removable disk"

  3="Fixed local disk"

  4="Network disk"

  5 = "Compact disk"

 

Turn the WMI quiery into a Autoit script

 

You can prune this down as needed.

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$wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 0x10
$wbemFlagForwardOnly = 0x20
$colItems = ""
$strComputer = "localhost"

$Output=""
$Output = $Output & "Computer: " & $strComputer  & @CRLF
$Output = $Output & "==========================================" & @CRLF
$objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\" & $strComputer & "\")
$colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk", "WQL", _
                                          $wbemFlagReturnImmediately + $wbemFlagForwardOnly)

If IsObj($colItems) then
   For $objItem In $colItems
      $Output = $Output & "Access: " & $objItem.Access & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Availability: " & $objItem.Availability & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "BlockSize: " & $objItem.BlockSize & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Caption: " & $objItem.Caption & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Compressed: " & $objItem.Compressed & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ConfigManagerErrorCode: " & $objItem.ConfigManagerErrorCode & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ConfigManagerUserConfig: " & $objItem.ConfigManagerUserConfig & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "CreationClassName: " & $objItem.CreationClassName & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Description: " & $objItem.Description & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "DeviceID: " & $objItem.DeviceID & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "DriveType: " & $objItem.DriveType & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ErrorCleared: " & $objItem.ErrorCleared & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ErrorDescription: " & $objItem.ErrorDescription & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ErrorMethodology: " & $objItem.ErrorMethodology & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "FileSystem: " & $objItem.FileSystem & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "FreeSpace: " & $objItem.FreeSpace & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "InstallDate: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.InstallDate) & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "LastErrorCode: " & $objItem.LastErrorCode & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "MaximumComponentLength: " & $objItem.MaximumComponentLength & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "MediaType: " & $objItem.MediaType & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Name: " & $objItem.Name & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "NumberOfBlocks: " & $objItem.NumberOfBlocks & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "PNPDeviceID: " & $objItem.PNPDeviceID & @CRLF
      $strPowerManagementCapabilities = $objItem.PowerManagementCapabilities(0)
      $Output = $Output & "PowerManagementCapabilities: " & $strPowerManagementCapabilities & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "PowerManagementSupported: " & $objItem.PowerManagementSupported & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ProviderName: " & $objItem.ProviderName & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Purpose: " & $objItem.Purpose & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "QuotasDisabled: " & $objItem.QuotasDisabled & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "QuotasIncomplete: " & $objItem.QuotasIncomplete & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "QuotasRebuilding: " & $objItem.QuotasRebuilding & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Size: " & $objItem.Size & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Status: " & $objItem.Status & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "StatusInfo: " & $objItem.StatusInfo & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "SupportsDiskQuotas: " & $objItem.SupportsDiskQuotas & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "SupportsFileBasedCompression: " & $objItem.SupportsFileBasedCompression & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "SystemCreationClassName: " & $objItem.SystemCreationClassName & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "SystemName: " & $objItem.SystemName & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "VolumeDirty: " & $objItem.VolumeDirty & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "VolumeName: " & $objItem.VolumeName & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "VolumeSerialNumber: " & $objItem.VolumeSerialNumber & @CRLF
      if Msgbox(1,"WMI Output",$Output) = 2 then ExitLoop
      $Output=""
   Next
Else
   Msgbox(0,"WMI Output","No WMI Objects Found for class: " & "Win32_LogicalDisk" )
Endif


Func WMIDateStringToDate($dtmDate)

    Return (StringMid($dtmDate, 5, 2) & "/" & _
    StringMid($dtmDate, 7, 2) & "/" & StringLeft($dtmDate, 4) _
    & " " & StringMid($dtmDate, 9, 2) & ":" & StringMid($dtmDate, 11, 2) & ":" & StringMid($dtmDate,13, 2))
EndFunc

 

Edited May 16, 2017 by ViciousXUSMC

[meoit]

Thanks @ViciousXUSMC

I can get Drive Types by using DriveGetType()

But my problem that I can not sort out where is the USB Fixed Disk (not Removable USB type), where is the External Hard Disk (call HDD-Box, SSD-Box or Portable Hard Disk). :|

Please do not give me WMI, because I use code for WinPE.

 

Edited May 16, 2017 by meoit

[ViciousXUSMC]

I see now your trying to determine between two fixed disk, I thought you just needed to know witch was the removable one.

To the computer a USB HDD fixed type and a USB Flash Device fixed type are exactly the same.  There is no difference.

So you need to search for something that is different.

Be that partition size, volume name, etc. 

You may need to manually create the environment that offers the variables you need, say putting a simple .txt file in the root that is called "ExternalHDD.txt" then use simple .bat file setup for Dir / Find or AutoIT for FileList / StringinStr

Many ways to create your own variables to make this work.

[meoit]

The volume name is whoever wants to put the name of the set. If I base on that, I may go the wrong way.

[ViciousXUSMC]

It seems that you have not really given enough information for us to get a clear picture of what you need.

First you just said you had 2 drives connected to your laptop.

Now suddenly your in a PBE and you either have more than just 2 drives or there is more people involved than just you.

What is static and what is variable in your situation and exactly what are you doing or trying to do?

 

If at least one of your disks is constant, then going with a root file to search for seems like an easy solution. 

 

[ripdad]

meoit,

Whats the difference between a "USB Fixed Disk" and a "USB External HDD"?

A fixed drive is usually connected via SATA or IDE.

They are both connected to a USB port, which makes them both portable and external.

There is nothing fixed about them.
Right?

[BrewManNH]

Try it with _WinAPI_GetDriveType