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usb pendrive not working

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/usb-pendrive-not-working.135295/

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ndnvarma Original post #1
Dec 22, 2010 at 2:25 PM
i have brought a PNY pendrive an year ago and it was working good until yesterday , i dunno what happened but it is not working fine, i tried to format ,but it said ''drive is write protected''. what should i do data is not imortant to me..
The Sorcerer
Dec 22, 2010 at 4:33 PM
low level format. Someone will recommend you some softwares that does let you do this.
Zangetsu
Dec 22, 2010 at 5:26 PM
@ndnvarma: get a low level format tool from HDDguru.com or search in PNY official website for some formatting utilities...
mitraark
Dec 23, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Get a Tool called HP FOrmat tool , it does the job for me.
N
Dec 27, 2010 at 2:48 PM
thanx i`ll give a try....
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Dec 27, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Try a Low level frmat using HP format tool. It'll remove the protections and format the drive. Easy to use.

Good luck dude! :)