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11-08-2006, 12:31 PM
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Computer help
Hey guys, I need some advice on a flash drive I just got. It's a 1GB ACP flash drive and I have having some issues with it. I tried installing a bootable linux operating system to it but it failed when the program tried to format the flash drive. Now I can't get it to reformat and the thing's a piece of junk!
Whenever I try to reformat it, it gives me either a write protection error, or a "bad sector 0" error.
There is no write protection switch on the drive.
I have tried to do it through windows, using the computer manager and I have also tried the command line:
Format E: /FS:FAT32 / Format E: /FS:FAT
Not really sure what else I can do. Are there any intelligent formating programs (free of course) that could recognize a bad sector if this is what's causing this? Is there a windows xp bug / registry issue?
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Last edited by ryanfx; 11-08-2006 at 12:32 PM.
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11-08-2006, 12:43 PM
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I dunno...have you tried  to see if there are known issues with it?
I didn't have any problem reformatting my 2GB cruzer when I got it....
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11-08-2006, 12:56 PM
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i've googled like woah. I'm just going to call the manfuactuer, they'll tell me it's defective and ill send it back.
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2001 Trans Am M6 WS6 Black on Black...on Black
PaceSetter LT's, TSP catted Y,Borla catback, SLP lid
!CAGS, Eibach pro-kit, Bilstein shocks, 5% tint all around
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11-08-2006, 01:22 PM
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AMD 1GB and no problems here...
no idea what's causing yours
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dumbass.
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11-08-2006, 01:34 PM
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On Windows XP, I'd start with a "chkdsk /R". (/R: "Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information"). Fire up a command prompt to run that command.
if your not using windows try
http://www.grc.com/intro.htm
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11-08-2006, 01:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chevelle 454
AMD 1GB and no problems here...
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AMD makes flash drives? 
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11-08-2006, 01:53 PM
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maybe a promotional item but that's the only identifying mark on it
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dumbass.
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Last edited by Knipps; 11-08-2006 at 02:01 PM.
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11-08-2006, 02:26 PM
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Sorry I should have mentioned that, I tried to do a chkdsk as well and it came up as can not do this on "RAW" partitions. I did some googling and found out most of the time when it says a drive has a RAW partition it means something on the drive is corrupt..
well no *****!
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