The issue isn't Explorer (as evidenced by laptop being banging), it's that this PC isn't talking to the drive correctly. Here's USBTreeView output for the drive:
=========================== USB Port3 ===========================
Connection Status : 0x01 (Device is connected)
Port Chain : 1-3
Properties : 0x03
IsUserConnectable : yes
PortIsDebugCapable : yes
PortHasMultiCompanions : no
PortConnectorIsTypeC : no
ConnectionIndex : 0x03 (Port 3)
CompanionIndex : 0
CompanionHubSymLnk : USB#ROOT_HUB30#7&37ba513a&0&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}
CompanionPortNumber : 0x01 (Port 1)
-> CompanionPortChain : 1-1
Vendor ID : 0x04E8 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Product ID : 0x4001
USB Version : 3.2 Gen 2
Port maximum Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Device maximum Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Device Connection Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Self powered : no
Demanded Current : 896 mA
Used Endpoints : 5
======================== USB Device ========================
+++++++++++++++++ Device Information ++++++++++++++++++
Device Description : USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device
Device Path 1 : \?\USB#VID_04E8&PID_4001#MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K#{a5dcbf10-6530-11d2-901f-00c04fb951ed} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE)
Device Path 2 : \?\USB#VID_04E8&PID_4001#MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K#{2accfe60-c130-11d2-b082-00a0c91efb8b} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_STORAGEPORT)
Kernel Name : \Device\USBPDO-2
Device ID : USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001\MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K
Hardware IDs : USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001&REV_0100 USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001
Driver KeyName : {4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0003 (GUID_DEVCLASS_SCSIADAPTER)
Driver : \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\uaspstor.sys (Version: 10.0.19041.1949 Date: 2022-09-14)
Driver Inf : C:\WINDOWS\inf\uaspstor.inf
Legacy BusType : PNPBus
Class : SCSIAdapter
Class GUID : {4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} (GUID_DEVCLASSSCSIADAPTER)
Service : UASPStor
Enumerator : USB
Location Info : Port#0003.Hub_#0002
Location IDs : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1C00)#PCI(0000)#PCI(0200)#PCI(0000)#USBROOT(0)#USB(3), ACPI(SB)#ACPI(PCI0)#ACPI(RP01)#ACPI(PXSX)#PCI(0200)#PCI(0000)#USBROOT(0)#USB(3)
Container ID : {c1ef07b2-bc08-52e4-b2b1-6c1aaa2ecc9f}
Manufacturer Info : USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Compatible Device
Capabilities : 0x14 (Removable, UniqueID)
Status : 0x0180600A (DN_DRIVER_LOADED, DN_STARTED, DN_DISABLEABLE, DN_REMOVABLE, DN_NT_ENUMERATOR, DN_NT_DRIVER)
Problem Code : 0
Power State : D0 (supported: D0, D2, D3, wake from D0, wake from D2)
Child Device 1 : Samsung PSSD T7 SCSI Disk Device (Disk drive) (Disk2)
Device Path : \?\SCSI#Disk&Ven_Samsung&Prod_PSSD_T7#9&2b6b2c33&0&000000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_DISK)
Kernel Name : \Device\00000096
Device ID : SCSI\DISK&VEN_SAMSUNG&PROD_PSSD_T7\9&2B6B2C33&0&000000
Class : DiskDrive
Driver KeyName : {4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0003 (GUID_DEVCLASS_DISKDRIVE)
Service : disk
Location : Bus Number 0, Target Id 0, LUN 0
Volume : \?\Volume{9fab1525-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\
Kernel Name : \Device\HarddiskVolume10
Mountpoint : E:
--------------- Connection Information V2 -------------
Connection Index : 0x03 (3)
Length : 0x10 (16 bytes)
SupportedUsbProtocols : 0x04
Usb110 : 0 (no, port not supports USB 1.1) -> but Companion Port 1-1 does
Usb200 : 0 (no, port not supports USB 2.0) -> but Companion Port 1-1 does
Usb300 : 1 (yes, port supports USB 3.0)
ReservedMBZ : 0x00
Flags : 0x0F
DevIsOpAtSsOrHigher : 1 (Device is operating at SuperSpeed or higher)
DevIsSsCapOrHigher : 1 (Device is SuperSpeed capable or higher)
DevIsOpAtSsPlusOrHigher : 1 (Device is operating at SuperSpeedPlus or higher)
DevIsSsPlusCapOrHigher : 1 (Device is SuperSpeedPlus capable or higher)
ReservedMBZ : 0x00
Data (HexDump) : 03 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 0F 00 00 00 ................
The issue isn't Explorer (as evidenced by laptop being banging), it's that this PC isn't talking to the drive correctly. Here's USBTreeView output for the drive:
Connection Status : 0x01 (Device is connected)
Port Chain : 1-3
Properties : 0x03
IsUserConnectable : yes
PortIsDebugCapable : yes
PortHasMultiCompanions : no
PortConnectorIsTypeC : no
ConnectionIndex : 0x03 (Port 3)
CompanionIndex : 0
CompanionHubSymLnk : USB#ROOT_HUB30#7&37ba513a&0&0#{f18a0e88-c30c-11d0-8815-00a0c906bed8}
CompanionPortNumber : 0x01 (Port 1)
-> CompanionPortChain : 1-1
Vendor ID : 0x04E8 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Product ID : 0x4001
USB Version : 3.2 Gen 2
Port maximum Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Device maximum Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Device Connection Speed : SuperSpeedPlus or higher
Self powered : no
Demanded Current : 896 mA
Used Endpoints : 5
Device Description : USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device
Device Path 1 : \?\USB#VID_04E8&PID_4001#MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K#{a5dcbf10-6530-11d2-901f-00c04fb951ed} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_USB_DEVICE)
Device Path 2 : \?\USB#VID_04E8&PID_4001#MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K#{2accfe60-c130-11d2-b082-00a0c91efb8b} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_STORAGEPORT)
Kernel Name : \Device\USBPDO-2
Device ID : USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001\MSFT30S6XENS0W601360K
Hardware IDs : USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001&REV_0100 USB\VID_04E8&PID_4001
Driver KeyName : {4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0003 (GUID_DEVCLASS_SCSIADAPTER)
Driver : \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\uaspstor.sys (Version: 10.0.19041.1949 Date: 2022-09-14)
Driver Inf : C:\WINDOWS\inf\uaspstor.inf
Legacy BusType : PNPBus
Class : SCSIAdapter
Class GUID : {4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} (GUID_DEVCLASSSCSIADAPTER)
Service : UASPStor
Enumerator : USB
Location Info : Port#0003.Hub_#0002
Location IDs : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1C00)#PCI(0000)#PCI(0200)#PCI(0000)#USBROOT(0)#USB(3), ACPI(SB)#ACPI(PCI0)#ACPI(RP01)#ACPI(PXSX)#PCI(0200)#PCI(0000)#USBROOT(0)#USB(3)
Container ID : {c1ef07b2-bc08-52e4-b2b1-6c1aaa2ecc9f}
Manufacturer Info : USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Compatible Device
Capabilities : 0x14 (Removable, UniqueID)
Status : 0x0180600A (DN_DRIVER_LOADED, DN_STARTED, DN_DISABLEABLE, DN_REMOVABLE, DN_NT_ENUMERATOR, DN_NT_DRIVER)
Problem Code : 0
Power State : D0 (supported: D0, D2, D3, wake from D0, wake from D2)
Child Device 1 : Samsung PSSD T7 SCSI Disk Device (Disk drive) (Disk2)
Device Path : \?\SCSI#Disk&Ven_Samsung&Prod_PSSD_T7#9&2b6b2c33&0&000000#{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b} (GUID_DEVINTERFACE_DISK)
Kernel Name : \Device\00000096
Device ID : SCSI\DISK&VEN_SAMSUNG&PROD_PSSD_T7\9&2B6B2C33&0&000000
Class : DiskDrive
Driver KeyName : {4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0003 (GUID_DEVCLASS_DISKDRIVE)
Service : disk
Location : Bus Number 0, Target Id 0, LUN 0
Volume : \?\Volume{9fab1525-0000-0000-0000-100000000000}\
Kernel Name : \Device\HarddiskVolume10
Mountpoint : E:
Connection Index : 0x03 (3)
Length : 0x10 (16 bytes)
SupportedUsbProtocols : 0x04
Usb110 : 0 (no, port not supports USB 1.1) -> but Companion Port 1-1 does
Usb200 : 0 (no, port not supports USB 2.0) -> but Companion Port 1-1 does
Usb300 : 1 (yes, port supports USB 3.0)
ReservedMBZ : 0x00
Flags : 0x0F
DevIsOpAtSsOrHigher : 1 (Device is operating at SuperSpeed or higher)
DevIsSsCapOrHigher : 1 (Device is SuperSpeed capable or higher)
DevIsOpAtSsPlusOrHigher : 1 (Device is operating at SuperSpeedPlus or higher)
DevIsSsPlusCapOrHigher : 1 (Device is SuperSpeedPlus capable or higher)
ReservedMBZ : 0x00
Data (HexDump) : 03 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 0F 00 00 00 ................