How to remove write protection from datatraveler 32gb

the i/o stands for input/output device and the flash drive is one of them,try formatting the drive on another operating system like ubuntu

format it by this one
http://partition-magic.soft32.com/download/file/id/130684/?

click start control panel administrative tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start two boxes

automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now start

you might tick one box then return after its finished the first repair then return and tick the second box you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage this drive

I found that you get best results by ticking one box then returning after it has finished then tick the other box

then you restore it to its default status

Right click on usb drive select properties you will have an array of options

Select the hardware option then select your drive properties policies

restore defaults

In XP

Right click on your drive select properties then on customize restore Default in W 7


If you need more help with this post a reply

hope this helps

click start click on my computer you should see your usb drive
right click then select format

another way is to control panel administrive tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select format
hope this helps

From the Kingston website:
DT101G2 - DataTraveler 101 G2 FAQ

Is there any security or write protection feature available for this DataTraveler? Unfortunately this unit does not have any security or write protection feature. If you receive a write protection message with this drive, check for the following:

1. Verify that you are allowed to write to removable storage devices. There may be a security setting in the OS that disables write access to removable storage devices.
2. Make sure you have not enabled write protection on the drive by using a third party software.
3. If none of the above apply, the drive may be defective. Contact Kingston Technical Support for further assistance.

There is usually a little switch on the side of the device that enables write protection to stop you from losing all your precious data, slide it back and you should be good to go.
Regards
Lawrence Ahern

Yeah fat32 only supports 4gb and below. You need to format it NTFS.

Here's a general guide on how to do that.

Should be a switch on the pendrive. Just push it in opposite side. That will disable the write protection.

LLFTOOL is a utility for low-level disk drive formatting,
also supports formatting of FLASH cards using a card-reader.


1. Download this tool:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4040651/LLFTOOL.EXE

2. Format

(WARNING: After running this low level format tool,
the whole USB flash disk surface will be fully erased.
Therefore, data restoration will be impossible after using this utility!)

Try HP formatting tool with administrator previliages in vista