20 Most Recent Lexar FireFly 2GB USB 2.0 JumpDrive Questions & Answers

Insert the flash drive in a USB slot and see what drive letter gets assigned to it. Right click on the new drive letter and select format from the drop down menu. Follow the directions on the next screen to format the drive.

On brand new USB disks sometimes, from value companies, they may require a formatting, I assume it is a new USB memory stick, allow it to format to "NTFS" if that is not an option let it format to "FAT32" Hope this helps.

you can recover the data by steps blow1. Do not save any new file to memory card.2. Connect your card to computer. You should see memory card shown as a drive letter (like H:) in My Computer.3. Download data recovery software, recommended one is asoftech data recovery (simply because i was using it and it worked)http://www.asoftech.com/adr/4. Install and open asoftech data recovery program, select your memory drive, and click 'Next' button to start scanning process which will find your data.

A few important bits of information about using faults and possible fixes on usb drives

click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X

you will need to update/reinstall drivers

right click to reinstall drivers

if you can see your usb drive but its not working

ports(com&lpt)right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems for a computer and its parts click start control panel administrive 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 one box then select check now start or you might tick one box then return after its finished the first repair then return and tick the second box (I have found better results ticking the first box then reurn and tick the second box) you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage this drive also you might need to do this

click start click to open on my computer you should see your usb drive F: right click select properties there will be an array of options select the sharing tab option then advanced sharing

permissions make sure you have a tick in the share this folder box then click permissions make sure all three boxes are ticked you full control change and read in windows 7

click start control panel user accounts click on the administrators account if you have made one or you will have to create one in windows XPalsoIf you are running a Windows XP OS then you might be able to: click start right click on my computer select openRight click the icon of your Flash Drive (It should be F: / E: or something) Click Properties in the menu that comes up Click the Sharing tab Click permissions And finally, click Allow next to Full Control.

if you need more help with this post a replyhope this helps you

insert the jumpdrive in your desktop pc and copy the contents from the pc to the jumpdrive... then insert the jumpdrive into the laptop pc and then copy the contents from the jumpdrive and paste it in your laptop pc at the specified place..

If it says that the files are probably gone, sorry. Try using it on a different system, if it says the same thing they are definitely gone. Good luck I hope it works on a different system.

Your old Toshiba laptop most likely does not have a firefly port.
The only way to use your firefly device on the Toshibe is to purchase a firefly PCMCIA adapter card and plug it into the Toshiba's PCMCIA slot and install the card driver.
Please click on this link for details and prices for this adapter :-
http://www.firewire-1394.com/cards-firewire-laptop-notebook-cardbus.htm

Empty your "Recycle Bin", to permanently detect some "hidden" files on the JumpDrive.

If necessary, try a "quick-Format" to reformat the drive, deleting all "hidden" files.

These drives do die from time to time. If a comp wont see the drive....it's dameged ...sorry. :(

2) How to put Slax on CD:
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3879348-slax_guide_survival_live_linux_usb_flash

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

One or more of the hints below will probably sort out most USB problems with most USB portable / external hard drives and OTHER devices (though not always)

A few things to check but assumes USB and Windows for other interfaces / operating systems (mac/ Linux) similar steps may be adapted to suit.

1. Ensure it is connected directly to the computer to a USB 2.0 port not a USB 1.0 port as this can have effects on performance and reliability

2. Use only the cables that came with it NOT one that fits that may have been lying around or is longer. Not all USB cables are equal even though they should be)

3. Do not connect through an external USB HUB unless that hub is USB 2.0 AND has its own power supply.

4. Use ONLY the power supply that came with it if it has an external power supply Don’t use any other unless you know it has both the same voltage and current rating e.g. 12V 500mA anything rated below that would not work properly.

5. Always use the same port for connecting your devices. Some devices do not like being switched about. If switched they may want to install software / drivers again. This can be especially true if you move a HUB to another port
6. For FLASH DRIVES you should ensure that the device is set for "quick removal" using the drive control panel properties or use the USB "Safely Remove Hardware" option. If you dont do this there is a very strong chance that any files you transfer may not be there when you plug into another computer.

If you checked and fixed anything there and still have issues then check your hardware from CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / HARDWARE.
Any exclamation marks by hardware need fixing before you investigate any further

USB flash drives can fail for no apparent reason.
Sandisk Cruzers are especially bad for this.

USB hard drives should be treated with extreme care.
This is a real hard drive ! and knocks and bumps can quite literally kill them.

It is possible to remove drives from the enclosures in most cases and connect directly inside a PC to fully check it.
You should also do this to cheack the drives connections are not bad inside the enclosure

Note that if you hear a drive clicking or pinging this could be the worst thing you would hear.
Known as "The Click Of Death"

If none of the above steps help look at updating the drivers from the manufacturers web site in the support section.

Hi,

It may be that excel file saved on your thumb drive is in .xlsx format(Office 2007) which you are trying to open on a machine which doesnt have office 2007 rather it may have Office 2003 or lower vesion.
Check this and hope it helps !!
Awaiting response.
Thanks !

Plug it into an available USB port on your computer. You'll see a message that it's loading the driver for the USB drive.
Then, it's just the same as having a small harddrive on your computer. You can transfer files to it and take it with you to another computer. It makes files portable, or a place for safekeeping.

To better understand their use, look at this article http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-a-Flash-Drive-Used-For?&id=1365498

or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive

Hi there,

Just install the driver to your computer, you can get it from http://www.lexar.com/drivers/index.html. Installation procedure can can found from http://www.lexar.com/drivers/instruct_win.html. After that, you now use you USB memory card.

Regards,
Jeep Brainy

If you are using Outlook then you can double click the email so it is in it's own window and you can click File and Save As...
Then drill down to the Flash drive you want to save it to.
you should be able to do the same with Internet Explorer type emails.