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i-ball 4gb pen drive WRITE PROTECTED!!!

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/i-ball-4gb-pen-drive-write-protected.95317/

george101
george101 Original post #1
Aug 10, 2008 at 8:45 PM
hi guys i hav got a new problem... my new pen drive which is almost 2 week old is now showing this problem after i copy some 2gb stuff into it.. till then there is no problem but after some 2gb it says cannot sopy as disk is write protected... i tried formatting it in xp but it didnt help and i cant full format it in vista as it gets stuck after some 50%... wat shud i do????

Plz reply....... any1..........
shaunak
shaunak #2
Aug 11, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Some general things I would try:
* Changing the USB port I was attaching it to, (try backpanel)
* Using the NTFS file system
* Trying it out on another computer

If these fail then the drive seems to be defective, get it replaced.
S
Aug 11, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Make sure it is not one of the chinese fake one's
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Ph4x0r #4
Aug 11, 2008 at 5:35 PM
I had similar problems with my iball pd.Its not a good buy.
george101
Aug 12, 2008 at 12:04 PM
its a genuine i-ball pendrive and my friend who is using transcend 8gb is also facing the same problem... wat shud i do?
krates
krates #6
Aug 12, 2008 at 2:09 PM
tell the price you bought for and it will be clear that you bought a chinese one or not :O
george101
Aug 12, 2008 at 5:00 PM
700rs.........
V
VexByte #8
Aug 12, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Try Full formatting/replace it.
shaunak
shaunak #9
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Get it replaced if its under warranty. No use struggling with it.