Usb flash drive acting like a cd drive


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    Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Bing 64-bit 9600 Multiprocessor Free
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    Usb flash drive acting like a cd drive


    My cousins flash drive is acting like a cd drive and I have no idea why or how to fix it. You can't do anything with it because it tells you to put in a disk, I tried formatting it and when I clicked format nothing happened. Does anyone know how to fix it or should he just throw it in the trash?
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Have you tried to format it in Disk Management or just by right clicking in My Computer. If you haven't tried it would be worth it going into Disk Management and trying it there
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  3. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    These are U3 drives. There is nothing to fix.

    U3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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  4. Posts : 68
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Bing 64-bit 9600 Multiprocessor Free
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    whs said:
    These are U3 drives. There is nothing to fix.

    U3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    So he can't use this like a regular flash drive?

    Update: I fixed it. this can be deleted
    Last edited by crashhat; 24 Nov 2014 at 20:58.
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