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USB Flash Drives

Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drives are currently the most common form of portable data storage device. Questions about USB drives belong here.

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Where can somebody buy cheap usb flash drives?

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One can purchase a cheap Cisco flash drive from a large retail store such as Walmart or Target, but one can also purchase it online through Amazon or Best Buy.

How are your pictures still on computer after downloading to flash drive?

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The pics will remain on the computer if they were copied, rather than moved, onto a Flash drive. To move files, as opposed to copying, on a Mac hold down the Command key (cmd) and click and drag a file's icon. Or just delete unwanted files after they have been copied.

How do you install Windows XP on an external hard drive?

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To install Windows XP on an external hard drive, you will need a few things:

1. Windows XP installation disc: You will need a legitimate copy of the Windows XP installation disc or an ISO file.

2. External hard drive: Make sure you have a compatible and sufficiently large external hard drive. Ensure that it is empty or can be formatted without losing important data.

3. Computer with a USB port: You will need a computer with a working USB port to connect your external hard drive.

Once you have these requirements, you can follow the steps below to install Windows XP on your external hard drive:

  1. Connect your external hard drive to your computer using the USB cable and ensure that it is recognized by the operating system.

  2. Open the Windows XP installation disc or mount the ISO file, and then locate and run the setup file.

  3. During the installation process, choose your external hard drive as the destination where you want to install Windows XP. It may appear as a separate drive on the list. Select the external hard drive and proceed with the installation.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Windows XP on your external hard drive. This process may take some time.

  5. Once the installation is complete, restart your computer and enter the BIOS

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Differentiate between volatile memory and non-volatile?

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Non-volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, NVM or non-volatile storage, is computer memory that can retain the stored information even when not powered. Examples of non-volatile memory include read-only memory, flash memory, most types of magnetic computer storage devices (e.g. hard disks, floppy disk drives, and magnetic tape), optical disc drives, and early computer storage methods such as paper tape and punch cards.

Non-volatile memory is typically used for the task of secondary storage, or long-term persistent storage. The most widely used form of primary storage today is a volatile form of random access memory (RAM), meaning that when the computer is shut down, anything contained in RAM is lost. Unfortunately, most forms of non-volatile memory have limitations that make them unsuitable for use as primary storage. Typically, non-volatile memory either costs more or performs worse than volatile random access memory.

'''Volatile memory''', also known as '''volatile storage or primary storage device''', is [[computer memory]] that requires power to maintain the stored information, unlike [[non-volatile memory]] which does not require a maintained power supply.

Most forms of modern [[random access memory]] are volatile storage, including [[dynamic random access memory]] and [[static random access memory]]. [[Content addressable memory]] and [[dual-ported RAM]] are usually implemented using volatile storage. Early volatile storage technologies include [[delay line memory]] and [[Williams tube]].

RAM=Volatile memory

ROM=NON-Volatile memory

Why usb is called universal serial bus?

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Because it is universal, meaning that it was developed to allow all kinds of hardware devices to connect to a computer with the same connection. With the USB all computer manufactures and hardware manufactures use the exact same type connection rather than them all using their own type connector. This allows you to buy any mouse from any manufacture and it will then connect to any computer no matter who made it. It is universal.

How many MB mp3 files can bestored on a 1gb flash drive?

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It depends on how you encode the music. I encode my songs to 64 kbs WMA but some people with a good ear for music find that too low quality and 128 kbs is considered the minimum encoding. 256 might be needed if you have a very good ear for music. At 128 kbs you will fit 300-400 songs on a 1GB player. At 64 kbs twice that number and 256 kbs only 150 or so.

How much information can 1 disc hold?

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Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a new optical disc format that is rapidly replacing DVD. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.

-got from Blu-ray.com

What happens when you stick a key in USB port?

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First of all I'm using Protemac Logon Sentry soft. It creates a usb key from a usual usb flash drive.

When i put on my usb flash there is a window where i can insert a passwod. If it's righjt it i can access to my Mac. If no - you have an another try!

Can you save games on a flash drive?

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Yes, but you have to make sure that the external usb has enough space on it to save the game.

How do you get pictures off your computer to a flash drive?

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Plug flash drive in to your computer and click&drag on to it

How much can flash memory store?

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It all depends, you can have a very small flash drive such as a 16 or 32 MB one or a large flash drive such as a 8 or 16 GB. I'm Fairly certain flashdrives can be larger but, I have not seen them in stores.

Go down to your local electronics section at a department store, or a dedicated electronics store, or anywhere they sell computer equipment. They'd have a huge range there.

You can also get flash hard-drives for computers, the biggest I know of is 128 GB.

What are 3 different brands of USB memory stick?

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Sandisk tends to be in the number one spot when it comes to USB flash drives, mainly because of its popularity and widespread accessibility in major stores. Kingston, Lexar, Verbatim, and PNY are also very popular. Depending on where you are shopping, some stores may also carry private label brands, featuring their name or logo on the plastic casing.

How many devices can be daisy chained from one usb?

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A personal computer external bus standard which can support up to 127 peripheral devices in a daisy chain configuration, can support plug-and-play (hot plugging), and has a total bandwidth of 1.5 megabytes per second. what are these devices?

What is the largest capacity memory stick available?

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The largest "stock" memory card on Toshiba branded computers is 2 Terra Bytes aka 2000 gigabytes. It is important to remember that hard drive (memory) space tends to vary but will always meet the minimum requirements set out by the manufacturer (for example a 2tb hard drive with 2158 gigabytes of space).

How do you load information from flash drive to computer?

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When you plug your flash drive into an available USB slot, a window should automatically pop up saying " view files or folders", click on it then drag n drop your documents into the opened window.

If the window does not appear, click on start menu - my computer("computer" in vista) and look for a drive that's not your hard drive (usually C), and not your CD/DVD drive, in my computer, my Flash drive shows up as "UDISK F".

Once you find your flash drive icon, double click it to open a new window. Open your documents folder and drag n drop the documents directly into the opened window.

Abra Cadabra you are now a computer genius (According to my Mom).

Will 16 MB fit into a 4 GB flash drive?

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Yes. There are 1,024 kb in 1 meg. 1,024 megs in a gig.

Where can one purchase an 8GB flash drive?

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There are many places to purchase a 4gb pen drive, some of then are: Argos, Amazon, PC World, Currys, Wilkinson, Target, Sears, Walmart, Snap Deal, Best Buy, Tradus, Flip Kart, Rediff, Home Shop 18.

How do you remove write protect on usb TDK?

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You can either remove write protect physically (if your USB drive is equipped with a write protection tab on the side that can be switched) or through your flash drive's registry. In the latter case, this link provides steps you can take within your registry editor to remove write protection: (See related links).

How do you remove write protection for transcend flash drive V10?

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Use following link to download recover jetflash from transcend site.

http://www.transcend.nl/support/dlcenter/Software/JetFlash%20Recovery%20Tool.zip

note that the data on the pen drive will be erased. so back it up before you run it.

Is there a way to use a USB Flash Drive an iPad?

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It actually is possible, you just need an iPad camera connection kit and bing!

Sadly, you can only import photos and videos. If you want to send files from your iPad to your computer, use an app like Skydrive or Dropbox.

How does an airplane work?

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4 forces act on planes

Lift pulls the plane up

Gravity pulls it down

Thrust pushes it forward

Drag pulls it back

These 4 forces together help move the plane through the air and without these forces an airplane wouldn't fly

When an airplane takes off the thrust is thus increased and the plane can take off from the ground

How do you permanently delete files from computer?

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My contacts in the military tell me they always use BCWipe to permanently delete files. Some even say that BCWipe is such a powerful and effective tool to completely wipe data, that they won't allow other staff to keep the software on their computer. For many years, I've relied on BCWipe to be 100% certain that my private data cannot be recovered. And it's actually very simple to install and start using in minutes.

http://www.jetico.com/wiping-bcwipe/

There's simply no better way to permanently delete files.

Left click to select the file, then just press the delete key. It is true that this doesn't remove the file from the hard drive, but it does take down the "fence" that protects it, so it can be overwritten. Make sure you empty the recycle bin afterwards - to do this, right click on the Recycle Bin icon, then select 'Empty Recycle Bin.'

Reformatting or a program like Window Washer, and several free programs similar to it, will make them inaccessible. There are several programs available that will overwrite those files multiple times, to ensure that they are not retrievable. Norton security suite has one, I think. There are others, some free.

Use HDCleaner, it will overwrite n-times any file so it won't be found even using recovery software, I've tried it and it really works, this is the solution for those of us leasing software; this app will erase the blank space in your hard drive, too. Yep, it's free. Good Luck!

There are many freeware software available to permanently delete files from Hard disk. These software follows one of many wiping schemes as explained in http://www.globinch.com and they mentioned SDelete from sysinternals as a free utility. The effectiveness of wiping programs depends on how many times (pass) it is overoverwritten.

Another one is "File Shredder".Advantage is it's right click context menu which makes it very convenient.

http://www.skipser.toolsbysk.com/p/2/p/how-to-securely-delete-files-permanently-from-your-computer.html

Are flash drives damaged by magnets?

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I have (or had) 2 Flash drives, Imation 2GB and a Corsair 16GB. I accidently left them overnight lying next to an old magnet that had come out of a hard drive.

The next day the Imation works fine but the Corsair is a brick (albeit a very small one). not only have I lost all data but neither Win XP or Win 7 will recognise or find the drive. Had to send off to Corsair as it is still under warranty.

If I read any more rubbish about flash keys not being affected by magnets I'll shout very loudy in anger. The answer here is take care and do not leave with magnets since your gambleing with your data.

Can you put a windows 98 hard drive in a XP computer and use it as a second drive?

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Yes, you can remove a hard drive from an older computer, place it in a new computer, and format it. Simply formatting it will leave it with no operating system, and thus useless in the Windows 98 computer. Installing Windows 98 to the drive from in your new computer may be difficult if your computer exceeds 512 MB of RAM, or if you use a SATA CD/DVD drive. Installing Windows XP to the drive might not work when placed back into the older computer if it doesn't meet XP's system requirements.