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USB drive haunted..!!!!

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/usb-drive-haunted.50632/

windchimes
windchimes Original post #1
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:10 PM
Hi ,

My 1GB kINGSTON USB drive behaves strangely these days..Most of the folders and the files gets corrupted and even some of the txt files miss many of the data..replaced by strange symbols. A .max (3d pgm frmt) file of few KB's showed a size of 1gb plus... A word file got scrambled while another one got inverted horizontally, while yet another one showed only the title. But all of them here have the same inital file size.. I can't do error checking on the drive..reports "can't complete error checking"

whatz happening..?? gt ny idea...??

It is not a virus since I've done a virus scan and since my system also works fine..and interestingly/ unfortunately i had accidently dipped it into a bucket of water..(yes, i forget to take it out before getting my jeans washed..). Anything to do with that..???

waiting for a solution

regards
Windchimes
www.hereitbegins.blogspot.com
~Phenom~
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:13 PM
even my Kingston 1 GB pen drive was going crazy , i have sent it for replacemnt, will get it in first week of march.
do the same...

is it made in china ????
windchimes
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:32 PM
yup.. it is made in China...i don't have the bill of my purchase. The product offers 5 year guarantee
Tech Geek
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:34 PM
All the problems might be due to water.
Pathik
Pathik #5
Feb 25, 2007 at 3:45 PM
hehe chinese ghosts..
shantanu
Feb 25, 2007 at 5:08 PM
Strange Problem ,, Never had it in my Kingston or transcend :D:D:D
47shailesh
Feb 25, 2007 at 5:53 PM
windchimes said:
i had accidently dipped it into a bucket of water

Here u r screwed... :D :D

i think prob is due to it else i also use transcend 1gb pen drive without any hitch
freebird
Feb 25, 2007 at 6:01 PM
today i got my 2 GB transcend and nicely cut through the gurantee sticker due to anxiety of taking it :(,what will happen?will this be void of the claimed life-time gurantee :((
S
s_aerin #9
Feb 25, 2007 at 7:00 PM
water and thumb drives are immiscible.and u wonder wats the problem?
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #10
Feb 25, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Kingston pen drives made in china are not of the best quality. One should buy the ones made in taiwan. Even my pen drive was of china and I have seen many others made in china , getting problems . my friend has one made in taiwan which works fine even after its rough use.