USB to SATA cable, One says SSD(yes) to W10, Other says HDrive, SAME model number but different chip(?)

[jmc111]

StarTech "USB312SAT3CB", "CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-E(B)"

 

When ejecting, W10 says ASMT1050 for cable that says the SSD is a harddrive.

When ejecting, W10 says 400T2BOA-OOSM50 for the cable that correctly identifies it as SSD.

 

The tag on the cable has a UK and CA on one side, for the good cable (SSD).

UK and CA is NOT on the bad cable tag.

 

And as I said both have same model number!

[tkitch]

it's entirely possible there are different chips in them, that's not unusual for things like this.

 

Is there a problem with it? 

[jmc111]

Yes, the problem is that the bad cable is telling windows that the SSD is a Harddrive.

Can not "trim" it that way.

[TomChaai]

The one not saying SSD is because the USB chip does not support certain SCSI commands, get one that support them properly. 

[jmc111]

Thanks,

 

That's the problem both good and bad cables have the same number!

(StarTech "USB312SAT3CB", "CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-E(B)")

 

Don't know if the bad one is a counterfeit or not.

 

Only difference is "UK and CA is NOT on the bad cable tag".

None of the product images showed the cable tag.

 

I put this up here as a FYI warning for others.