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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.
1,651 Questions
How do you safely remove a flashdrive?
There is an icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen and if you scroll over it, it say "Safely Remove Hardware." Right click on it, select the device, click remove, and then you are good.
How do you drive slow driving Stick shift?
Keep the vehicle in first and second. Going slow you should only top third gear. just dont raise the rps higher than 3000. shift smoothly and push on the gas too hard
Where can one find a USB drive recovery program?
There is no place to buy a USB recovery program. You need to first purchase a USB flash drive (these are relatively inexpensive), then you need to put the recovery program on the USB (such as a Windows recovery), You will then have a recovery program on a USB.
How can I erase write protected media from my memory card?
This all depends on at least two factors: the operating system you are using and the file system of the memory card. Write protected information cannot be erased. However in some cases a reformat will do the job because technically that is not writing to the disk. But removing write protection should not be a difficult process. There is normally a switch of some sort on the outside of the card that can be moved into one of two positions (this is the write protection).
How many movies can be stored on 10GB?
It depends on the size of the movie files, the resolution, and the type of compression used. So that can be between 3 (for maybe Blue-ray quality) and 15 for typical movies (680 to 700 Mb) as downloaded from the Internet. If the movies are low quality or shorter than typical size, you might be able to fit more on there.
Why flash memory is non volatile in nature?
Flash memory is what is called RAM/ROM it is both RAM ( Random Access Memory ) and ROM ( Read Only Memory ). Flash memory can be used to store data, but has a limited number of writes before the memory "forgets that it exists."
ROM is the same thing as a hard disk's memory. It's in a solid state when the power is off. ( Stored as a magnetic charge. )
Why is it a problem to break open my shotgun?
Over/unders are tight to begin with if made correctly. It will get eaiser as you use it.
How do I delete all items from my 4GB GXT flash drive?
Insert the flash into a computer and open it using file explorer. Select all the items by pressing Ctrl plus A on the keyboard then press Shift plus Delete and confirm the prompt to delete all the items permanently.
How you can convert your flash memory drive from RAW to fat or fat32?
to access your flash drive you should be able to open my computer and then listed with the drives should be your flash drive you can just right click and then go to open. However, if this does not work do the following to convert to FAT or NTFS:
To convert a volume to NTFS or FAT from the command prompt
Open the Command Prompt window.
In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format.
Notes
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.
What are the applications and devices that Linux can support?
Linux distributions can support hundreds of thousands of devices and programs, far too many to list.
When you format the pen-drive show the disk is write protected please solve this?
There should be a little switch on the side. I had the same problem and it was the switch on the side that was stopping me from doing anything besides adding to it I couldn't delete or anything. I hope it helps.
Can flash drives store medical records?
Flash drive can store any kind of information. If information is in electronic format it can be transferred to a flash drive. Just make sure that you have enough empty space available on you flash drive before transferring information. Otherwise it might not fit.
You need a USB 2.0 PCI card for a PC or a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card for a laptop. (Must be USB 2.0 or better)
You can get them from any good computer parts supplier or outlet like PCWORLD or online at places like www.ebuyer.com
Make sure you have a spare PCI slot in your PC.
Insert the card, install the drivers if required (Drivers are on a CD supplied with the card if required).
Many laptops have HI-SPEED USB2 compliant hardware, but often driver problems cause the error "HI-SPEED USB Device Attached To non-HI-SPEED Hub".
This is not easy to fix (I'm still fighting it myself) but supposedly some of these websites can help:
How do you download a hi
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329632
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WW1&osl=EN&catid=-1&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_P4N_C640&hidos=WW1&hidlang=en
http://www.google.com/search?hl=xx-hacker&q=%22HI-SPEED+USB+Device+Attached+To+non-HI-SPEED+Hub%22+&btnG=Google+s3a%7C2ch
good luck :)
Why does a 32GB pen drive not copy more than 5GB of data?
There are a large number of counterfeit pen drives, some of which have replicated the design of the packaging of legitimate manufacturers. Try borrowing a 16 or 32 Gb pen of another brand and see if you experience the same problem, as this could also be a formatting problem within your file manager.
How can you play a game from your USB drive?
If your game device has a USB input, no problem, just send the game to the your game player. Pay attention if both USB input and output are 2.0 or 3.0 type of USB.
What company marketed the first commercial flash drive?
intel. Flash memory was developed by Toshiba and then intel developed a flash drive from Toshiba's invention.
What does flash drive capacity mean?
The amount of data/information the flash drive can store at one time.
What is the usable space on a 16GB USB drive?
It should have right around 15 gb usable space. My 16 gig has 15.1 usable space.
