HOW TO CORRECT FlashDisk

For those of you who are experiencing problems with flash, flash is particularly the case was detected in Windows but can not be in the format you can use several ways to fix the following:
Format pendrive using Linux / Linux LiveCD(Original page: http://linux.or.id/node/2835/)
Steps should be done:

   1. Boot the computer using a Linux LiveCD, eg KillBill Slax, Knoppix or other distributions,
   2. Once logged into the system, enter the flash that had troubled to any USB port. For safety data, make sure the flash is a problem only just installed,
   3. Make sure your flash is detected, or at least the LED indicators glow,
   4. Sign in to console
   5. In the console run cfdisk / dev/sda1 (adjust the flash to how that is attached),
   6. Delete or remove a partition on the flash,
   7. Create a new partition by selecting Create New | Write,
   8. Save the changes you've just done,
   9. Flash format by typing command-f32 mkfs.vfat / dev/sda1 on the console.
  10. Your flash has a new partition, so that it can be reused both in Linux and in Windows.
Using a USB Flash format Disk Storage Format Tool
In addition to the above, you can also use the tools that are issued by third parties. One is the Hewlett Packard (HP). Although this tool is released by HP, but utilization can also be used to bring in other brands.
Here are the steps to improve the flash that can not be formatted using the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool:

   1. Download the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool here,
   2. Install the application, the recommendation is to use the OS is Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server and Novel Netware,
   3. Insert the flash is problematic to any USB port. Make sure your flash drive is detected and obtain allocations on Windows,
   4. Run the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
   5. Determine the flash drive is inserted,
   6. Select Create New or Replace Existing Configuration to create a new partition of new and delete existing configuration in the flash,
   7. Format your flash in accordance with the desired file system.
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Free Software Alternative Format USB stick (flash drive)
When USB stick us in trouble and have not found a solution, the latter option sometimes we have to do the reformat. Windows itself has provided facilities USB flash drive format (right click and select Format the flash drive), but sometimes we can not or fail to format through windows. If that happens we can try to use some of the following free software.
By doing a format your USB stick, then the existing data in flash will be lost, so if it still allows just the data that is stored on the hard drive or other media in advanceHP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
Free software made by HP is probably already quite popular in terms of formatting the USB drive. USB is failing in the format in windows, usually can be formatted properly using this software, unless it is damaged and undetected. Although the name of HP, but it can be used for other brands as well.
In addition HP USB Disk Storage Format tool is also able to format for sizes larger than 32 GB, enable NTFS compression feature for the type, and can make a bootable DOS Startup. Quick Format standard features are also provided, and we can choose the file system is FAT32 or NTFS.
There are two downloadable versions are widely available, namely versions 2.1.8 and 2.2.3. Actual function is similar, only for version 2.1.8 can create a DOS startup of windows internal file automatically, while For version 2.2.3, although more recent, but to create a bootable DOS, we must determine (provide) the DOS system files yourself which will be used. Download size is also much different, for version 2.2.3 here is only 96 KB (is portable, no need to install) version 2.1.8 while approximately 1.98 MB (installer, must be installed first).
Download:- HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.2.3 (96 KB)- HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.1.8 (1.98 MB)Martik USB Disk Formatter
Free software and is small enough it is portable and can be an alternative tool to do the formatting of the USB stick. Features provided sufficient standards, we can choose the type of FAT32 or NTFS, and also do a quick format and enable compression drive (for NTFS).
Download Martik USB Disk Formatter (52 KB)DRIVE Any Formatter
Another alternative when windows format does not work is using DRIVE Any Formatter. This software will attempt to detect Flah USB drives with a click and after that we can make the USB format. To be able to use this software, the computer should have installed the Microsoft. NET Framework 2.0.
Download Any DRIVE Formatter (452 ​​KB)
Of the three software above, the most recommended is the first time HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool, but the author also has been proven (reliable), the ability also has been tested by many owners who fail to format USB through windows. Any subsequent Formatter Drive into the next alternative. If you mempunyau other alternative software, might be able to share information here.

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USB Flash Drive in Windows

Microsoft Windows operating system implements a USB flash drive as a USB Mass Storage Device, and use the device drivers usbstor.sys. Because it features Windows has an auto-mounting, and a USB flash drive is a plug and play device, Windows will try to run it as much as possible the moment the device is plugged into the USB socket. Windows XP and later even has the Autoplay feature, which allows the flash drive is accessed as a whole to determine what the contents of a USB flash drive.

Lately, many local computer viruses as well as Brontok / RontokBro, PendekarBlank, and other local viruses using a USB flash drive as a medium of transmission of the virus from one host to another host, replace the diskette. These viruses are mostly run on top of Windows will be more quickly circulated when it teserbut use Windows to access the drive autoplay feature which is owned by Windows. Therefore, it is better to disable the autoplay feature, although this is less so helps prevent the spread of the virus.

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