i was useing my flash drive the other night and now i can not use it. when i put it in a usb port i hear it connect but when i look at the drive itself in my computer that drive says insert a disk and i know its in and i try to use the built in properties and it is showing that the device is full atleast by the gragh and it shows no free space the file system says 'RAW' and and when i try to use the fomat program that is on there it says windows was unable to format. is there some other way to clean this device or get it to work or is it fried, i hope not. oh yea i am useing Windows XP the flash drive is a 'PNY Attache 512mb' and i dont want to lose it. all the help would be helpful, thanks....jeff
2006-08-27 12:14:28 · 4 answers · asked by redheadfuru 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
it will not let me reformat this device useing the format properties in it .it just comes up saying that windows was unable to complete the format
2006-08-27 13:34:03 · update #1
and what does this mean 'system file RAW ' mean is this the right system for it,this is what it's telling me
2006-08-27 13:51:40 · update #2
try to plug it to another computer... if it's has the same problem then you need to replace your flashdrive.
2006-08-27 12:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by kurapiket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E A S Y !!.. assuming your computer is turned on and ready to go... insert your flash drive and it will say in the task bar that new hardware added... THEN go to START.. then to MY COMPUTER and when my computer window comes up, your flash drive will show up along with other things, i.e. my documents, DVD drives, etc etc.. right click on what is YOUR flash drive and in the selections that come up, format will be one of the selections and click on that... click FULL and away you go.. a sign will come up warning you that if you have anythilng on the drive, it will be erased.. click OK and it will take off and format itself.
2006-08-27 19:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jeff, To format it,please make sure to format it Fat32, nothing else, this way all pc's can read it without problems.
On the desktop, doubleclick "My Computer", rightclick on your flashdrive, click on Format, in "File System" select FAT or FAT32, under Format Options click "Quick Format" and click "Start".
Or, HP has a format-util, most likely it will work on any flashdrive.
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html
Another one here: X-format
http://www.knctech.com/download/usd/X-Format-Setup-series3000.exe
Check the website of that drive, they may have a format-util as well.
2006-08-27 19:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plug it into an open USB port, open 'my computer,' right click the drive, and click on format....note: you will LOSE EVERYTHING on the drive when you reformat.....
2006-08-27 19:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋