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Windows 7: Specific flash drive not working?
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09 Apr 2010
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Specific flash drive not working?
I just purchased a new Dell Studio XPS 16 laptop, and while it's mostly gone swimmingly, I've had one problem with it: the machine fails to fully recognize my flash drive.
What is unusual is that it will immediatley recognize my brother's flash drive, which is the exact same manufacturer, model, and capacity.
When I go to Computer Management, the drive shows up as active, and the driver (the drive-specific one, not the UMS driver) can populate and get the USB drive's info... but it never shows up in Explorer, and I can't get any data off it.
Any ideas? If it makes any difference, the machine originally crashed as it was installing drivers for this drive.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 5GB PC6400
Graphics Card GTX 260, 216 core variant
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" 60Hz
Case Dell XPS 710
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2x 500GB SATA not on raid. I have a 3rd I want to set up in a RAID 5...
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09 Apr 2010
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#2 | |
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Has the drive been given a drive letter? You may need to assign it one via Disk Management. To do so, open Disk Management:
Start > Control Panel > System & Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management
Now click on the drive in question. Right click and click Change drive letter and paths.
If not, you can attempt to use it via another computer. If it's broken there as well, it may be shot. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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09 Apr 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by notsograymatter  Has the drive been given a drive letter? You may need to assign it one via Disk Management. To do so, open Disk Management:
Start > Control Panel > System & Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management
Now click on the drive in question. Right click and click Change drive letter and paths.
If not, you can attempt to use it via another computer. If it's broken there as well, it may be shot. Unfortunately I have tried that, but Disk Management gives me an error saying that Disk Management console view isn't up to date, and that I must refresh it, or restart Computer Management or the machine. Unfortunately, none of those options work. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 5GB PC6400
Graphics Card GTX 260, 216 core variant
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" 60Hz
Case Dell XPS 710
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2x 500GB SATA not on raid. I have a 3rd I want to set up in a RAID 5...
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09 Apr 2010
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#4 | |
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Have you tried accessing the drive via another computer and doing this there? If you can access those functions you should be able to reformat the drive so that you can use it again.
If you don't have access to another computer you may need to either buy a new flash disk and/or perform a Repair Install. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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10 Apr 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Yes, and the drive is fully accessible on any other system. Formatting it to FAT32 or NTFS leaves it still unrecognizable.
Does the computer crashing right as I inserted it the first time mean anything?
I may try repairing all the Windows components related to USB, then. My flash drive is a LaCiE iamaKey. They're really cool drives, so I want this one to work! If all else fails though, I guess I'll buy a new one. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 5GB PC6400
Graphics Card GTX 260, 216 core variant
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" 60Hz
Case Dell XPS 710
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2x 500GB SATA not on raid. I have a 3rd I want to set up in a RAID 5...
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10 Apr 2010
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#6 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
When you check Device Manager, do you have any Yellow Triangle Errors on any USB devices? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10 Apr 2010
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#7 | |
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I'd definitely recommend a repair install. I'm guessing you corrupted a file on your computer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory 4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution {Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Keyboard Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
PSU Magsafe
Case Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling 2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Hard Drives {Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]
{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
Internet Speed 12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
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10 Apr 2010
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown When you check Device Manager, do you have any Yellow Triangle Errors on any USB devices? That was the first thing I checked for, but all the drivers show normal statuses.
I'll try a repair install, then. Let's see how it works! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 5GB PC6400
Graphics Card GTX 260, 216 core variant
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" 60Hz
Case Dell XPS 710
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2x 500GB SATA not on raid. I have a 3rd I want to set up in a RAID 5...
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10 Apr 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
The repair install worked! Thanks everyone! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad @ 2.66GHz
Motherboard Asus
Memory 5GB PC6400
Graphics Card GTX 260, 216 core variant
Sound Card Soundblaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays 24" 60Hz
Case Dell XPS 710
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2x 500GB SATA not on raid. I have a 3rd I want to set up in a RAID 5...
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