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USB Drive Problem in XP
I've been having a strange problem with a new 16gb USB drive. If I
plug it into a certain USB port on my PC, it reads it fine. If I plug it into another (right next to it), it detects the drive but shows it in RAW format and asks to format it. I have the same issue at work with it - on one PC (also running XP) both USB ports on it detect the drive in RAW format. I take it over to another PC and plug it in, and it detects it. What gives? Is this a driver issue or is something wrong with the drive? I did have to format it using KillDisk for Windows when I got it, I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Thanks. |
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USB Drive Problem in XP
On Jun 16, 6:50*pm, Doug Harrington wrote:
I've been having a strange problem with a new 16gb USB drive. *If I plug it into a certain USB port on my PC, it reads it fine. *If I plug it into another (right next to it), it detects the drive but shows it in RAW format and asks to format it. *I have the same issue at work with it - on one PC (also running XP) both USB ports on it detect the drive in RAW format. *I take it over to another PC and plug it in, and it detects it. What gives? *Is this a driver issue or is something wrong with the drive? *I did have to format it using KillDisk for Windows when I got it, I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Thanks. You will need to copy off all the files you want to save and then format it with Disk Management. KillDisk is not normally part of any versions of XP. KillDisk does a "low-level" format and might not place a "filesystem" (either FAT 32 or NTFS) back on correctly. With XP's Disk Management, you can format the flash disk os that XP can see it. |
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USB Drive Problem in XP
On Jun 16, 6:50*pm, Doug Harrington wrote:
I've been having a strange problem with a new 16gb USB drive. *If I plug it into a certain USB port on my PC, it reads it fine. *If I plug it into another (right next to it), it detects the drive but shows it in RAW format and asks to format it. *I have the same issue at work with it - on one PC (also running XP) both USB ports on it detect the drive in RAW format. *I take it over to another PC and plug it in, and it detects it. What gives? *Is this a driver issue or is something wrong with the drive? *I did have to format it using KillDisk for Windows when I got it, I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Thanks. You will need to copy off all the files you want to save and then format it with Disk Management. KillDisk is not normally part of any versions of XP. KillDisk does a "low-level" format and might not place a "filesystem" (either FAT 32 or NTFS) back on correctly. With XP's Disk Management, you can format the flash disk os that XP can see it. |
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USB Drive Problem in XP
"Doug Harrington" wrote in message ... I've been having a strange problem with a new 16gb USB drive. If I plug it into a certain USB port on my PC, it reads it fine. If I plug it into another (right next to it), it detects the drive but shows it in RAW format and asks to format it. I have the same issue at work with it - on one PC (also running XP) both USB ports on it detect the drive in RAW format. I take it over to another PC and plug it in, and it detects it. What gives? Is this a driver issue or is something wrong with the drive? I did have to format it using KillDisk for Windows when I got it, I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Other possibilities are that the USB port on the disc drive is marginal on performance or that some part of the drive has an intermittent fault. |
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USB Drive Problem in XP
"Doug Harrington" wrote in message ... I've been having a strange problem with a new 16gb USB drive. If I plug it into a certain USB port on my PC, it reads it fine. If I plug it into another (right next to it), it detects the drive but shows it in RAW format and asks to format it. I have the same issue at work with it - on one PC (also running XP) both USB ports on it detect the drive in RAW format. I take it over to another PC and plug it in, and it detects it. What gives? Is this a driver issue or is something wrong with the drive? I did have to format it using KillDisk for Windows when I got it, I don't know if that had anything to do with it. Other possibilities are that the USB port on the disc drive is marginal on performance or that some part of the drive has an intermittent fault. |
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