smart51
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:14 PM |
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USB memory device problems
I've just bought a USB memory stick off eBay for my wife to back up a load of old floppy discs. She copied several of them but then the PC said
the USB device is write protected and refuses to write or edit anything on it. When I've tried to read things from it, after a few files,
windows explorer crashes out complaining that the USB device isn't working then immediately re-opens it.
Is there some property of USB memory sticks that I'm missing or have I been sold a duff?
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RichardK
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:19 PM |
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Sounds faulty to me...
Rich
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:20 PM |
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The circuit boards are very prone damage where the USB plug mounts on the board.
These days we use USB adaptors for SD memory cards if the USB bit gets damaged we still have the data.
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McLannahan
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:21 PM |
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Sorry to be the first to say....
But have you tried it in another computer?
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smart51
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by McLannahan
But have you tried it in another computer?
Yup. She copied the floppy discs on her work computer as we don't have a floppy drive at home. It was the work computer that originally
displayed the problem. The discs were mostly copies of her work anyway.
[Edited on 15-12-2009 by smart51]
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GeorgeM
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:27 PM |
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some have a small 'write protect' switch on the side,- easy to move it accidentally when inserting into the usb socket - woth checking
GeorgeM
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smart51
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| posted on 15/12/09 at 10:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by GeorgeM
some have a small 'write protect' switch on the side,- easy to move it accidentally when inserting into the usb socket - woth checking
I checked that one first off
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blakep82
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| posted on 16/12/09 at 12:27 AM |
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i had similar problems, but turned out to be my very old laptop. usb thingy works well on the others. weird.
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