Hard drive I have never seen before

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sportsfan7700

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After a reformat back to factory settings I now have "4" hard drives connected...What is this 4th and can I get rid of it? Nothing else is connected.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP 17-f115dx
    CPU
    Intel 4th Generation Core i5
    Memory
    6 gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    750 gigabytes-5400 revolutions per minute
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Run "diskmgmt.msc" and post the picture of it. It looks like a partition gone bad.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
I saw something similar in Macrium Reflects recovery environment when I reimaged Win7 back from Win 10TP after a catastrophic failure(as usual, my fault). Macrium warned me that it would rewrite over this partition.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Here you go.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP 17-f115dx
    CPU
    Intel 4th Generation Core i5
    Memory
    6 gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    750 gigabytes-5400 revolutions per minute
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Something fishy there, you have two D: Recovery partitions of same size but one not formated and not showing up at all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Yeah. The only thing I ever did was install and remove Windows 10. Anyway I could fix this to just have my main partition and the recovery partition present?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP 17-f115dx
    CPU
    Intel 4th Generation Core i5
    Memory
    6 gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    750 gigabytes-5400 revolutions per minute
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Or if I factory image everything and "not sync" when the option is given could that fix it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP 17-f115dx
    CPU
    Intel 4th Generation Core i5
    Memory
    6 gigabytes
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 900
    Hard Drives
    750 gigabytes-5400 revolutions per minute
    Internet Speed
    50/50
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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