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Help: Dead pen drive : Any solution?

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speedyguy
speedyguy Original post #1
Dec 15, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Hi,

My pendrive (transcend) 4gb is completely dead after using it in some infected pc in my college lab. Now even the lights dont glow up when plugged into usb. And no action on the system. Is there any hope left to retrieve data or make it work again?

Thanks,

Enjoy~!
S_V
S_V #2
Dec 15, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Regarding data no Guarantee but for Thumb Drive try to check in Disk Management. If it is seen in there. try to format from there..
speedyguy
Dec 15, 2010 at 3:33 PM
no sir cant see anything there...
T
Dec 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM
then the pen drive is kaput buddy, if u still have warranty period then take it to RMA and return it back, or else u can keep it :)

if the light glows and and pen drive hasnt been detected then use transcend online tool it will format everything and ur pen drive will work this time :p
Cool Buddy
Dec 16, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Your pen drive is surely damaged. Take it for a replacement. No chances of data recovery. Never keep any data's sole copy on a pen drive, it is not at all a reliable media. And that too transcend, they produce some of the worst pen drives.
CA50
CA50 #6
Dec 19, 2010 at 8:10 PM
if it is not detected under windows, then try it under linux, if it is detected then just format it, else get a new one as new year gift ;)
S
Dec 21, 2010 at 10:03 AM
you can replace it if it is in warranty period or to know about more pen drives
you can read at:
technology dot ravisblognet dot com/2010/09/repair-fix-dead-corrupted-transcend-pen dot html
Zangetsu
Dec 21, 2010 at 10:30 AM
@speedyguy: if light r not glowing dat means it is physically damaged....
if its still under warranty then u can take it to the service center....
& data can only be recovered if pendrive is detected on pc....
speedyguy
Dec 21, 2010 at 11:33 AM
K thnx fr ur reps guys no warranty its old. So ts fine I gv up.can suffer those loss of data.

Enjoy~!