Signup
LoginSome problem with my thumbdrive
4 posts
-
-
I have problem accessing my 2 thumbdrive recently.
The first suddenly become like a "cd-rom without a disk". no matter i try, i couldnt access the drive, it will only prompt "Please insert a disk into drive #".
The second will prompt that it is not formatted, but when i try to format it, it will always return a message "unable to format drive" at the end of the formatting.
I always handled the them with care, stop the drive before removing it from a pc, and i've never drop them on the floor. Anyone have any idea what is wrong with my thumbdrive?
-
-
-
No idea, could be infected. Some of these buggers prevent a format from happening.
Try running this tool first - http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/sUBs/Flash_Disinfector.exe
After that, show hidden files.
- Open My Computer.
- Go to Tools > Folder Options.
- Select the View tab.
- Scroll down to Hidden files and folders.
- Select Show hidden files and folders.
- Uncheck (untick) Hide extensions of known file types box.
- Uncheck (untick) Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) box.
- Click Yes when prompted.
- Click OK.
Open the thumbdrive. Delete all .COM files and any unknown .EXE file(s).
If unsure, post back the file name.
-
