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From: HarrysWorld on 6 Sep 2009 18:29
On Sep 4, 12:54 pm, "jfg" <j...(a)mchsi.com> wrote:
> Hello, Group,
>
> The night before last I was transferring a large file to my Netac Onlydisk
> 16 GB flash drive when the power to the house went out.  It was only about
> two seconds, but that was enough to bollix the drive.  It now reports 16 GB
> RAW and will not format under Windows.  I've also tried to format under
> Linux, but it will not accept a disklabel.  I wrote to Netac and they very
> kindly sent me a formatting utility that doesn't work.  I'm stuck.  I was
> wondering if anyone in the group is aware of a freeware low level format
> tool that I might try on this flash drive.  I'll appreciate all suggestions.
> JG

If my flash drive failed, I would not sweat it. I have it Syned-
(Karen's) to my Hard Drive. As to safely ejecting it...I never do.
(Saving data is an exception)
I also run programs from it all the time. I use a menu program.
Maybe I am just lucky as all my drives are still going.
From: Franklin on 7 Sep 2009 05:24
GlowingBlueMist wrote:

> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> "jfg" <jfg(a)mchsi.com> wrote in news:Gndom.29135$5n1.40(a)attbi_s21:
>>
>>> Hello, Group,
>>>
>>> The night before last I was transferring a large file to my Netac
>>> Onlydisk 16 GB flash drive when the power to the house went out. It
>>> was only about two seconds, but that was enough to bollix the drive.
>>> It now reports 16 GB RAW and will not format under Windows. I've
>>> also tried to format under Linux, but it will not accept a
>>> disklabel. I wrote to Netac and they very kindly sent me a
>>> formatting utility that doesn't work. I'm stuck. I was wondering
>>> if anyone in the group is aware of a freeware low level format tool
>>> that I might try on this flash drive. I'll appreciate all
>>> suggestions. JG
>>>
>> I am afraid it is trashed if you cannot format it with what they sent
>> you or with windows format. I've lost use of four USB sticks over the
>> past few years and nothing I've tried could revive them.
>
> Since you are aware of Linux you might give the instructions found at
> http://blog.dotkam.com/2008/07/10/restoreformat-usb-flash-drive/ a try
> if you have not already done so.
>

Here's a link to a similar FDISK step-thru (this time using FDISK from
the Win98 floppy). FDISK's prompts can seem very counter-intuitive if
someone hasn't used it before.

http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62742
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