A few important bits of information about using faults and
fixes on usb drives
Click start control panel administrative 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 return and tick the
second box) you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress
any input may damage this drive
Click start control panel
scroll to folder options view place a tick in show hidden files folders and
drives
this may vary depending on your operating system
also you might need to do this
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 XP
also
If you are running a Windows XP OS then you might be able to:
Click start right click on my computer select open
Right
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.
you might have restore it to its defaults
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
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