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Overheating pendrive

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/overheating-pendrive.156717/

anandharaja
anandharaja Original post #1
May 8, 2012 at 10:10 PM
hi
i have 2GB Transcend pen drive until yesterday it works very well, but suddenly today i plugged in, my pen drive not detected, after several attempts of plugging and unplugging, pen drive detected with format window.
i formatted pen drive but now its overheating unable to hold in hand. is normal behavior or pen drive burnt.
topgear
topgear #2
May 9, 2012 at 5:11 AM
if you use a PD for long time constantly ( even a full format ) it will be heated and this is normal - try using the PD on a friend's pc and see whether it's working or not.