Flash can't format

  1. #1
    ash_dome is offline Elite Member

    Flash can't format

    Hey
    I have this Intergral 2GB flash drive...recently bought.
    I format it and not it won't work. When I click on it, it says " please insert drive into F:"

    It cant format again either. Its saying Capacity unknown and Windows was unable to complete format.


    It was working fine before I did the format.

    Help!


  2. #2
    ash_dome is offline Elite Member
    Oh nevermind~~ Sorry! I found this program online to format it.
    and Its working now

  3. #3
    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    Thanks for the update.

    What did you find?

    It might help others.

  4. #4
    ash_dome is offline Elite Member
    I downloaded this HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool.

    I used it to format my flash and it actually formatted and worked.

    My flash wasn't from HP but the program still recognized my flash and worked.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨

  6. #6
    ITfans is offline Newbie
    If you cannot format the USB drive by windows, you can try again in command line. Start > Run > "cmd",
    input format X: /x
    X is the drive letter

  7. #7
    ash_dome is offline Elite Member
    yes, i did try to format using DOS. It did not work.
    Only the HP tool worked

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