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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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USB Port can be disabled from BIOS or Device Manager.
- If it is disabled from BIOS then go to the BIOS by pressing DEL at the startup (Most Common, However it can change as per the desktop/Laptop) and then go the Integrated Peripherals.There you will find the USB port. Enter on it and then you can enable or disable from there.
- If it is disabled from device manager, go to the device manager (right click on My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager) and there you will find USB port. If it is disable, Red Mark on it will be there. Just right click on it and then click on Enable.
Which profession was well represented in the computer storage devices industry?
The computer storage industry workforce includes a higher proportion of electrical and electronics engineers than most other U.S. industries.
Why will an 11 GB Movie (.mp4) not copy on to a 32 GB Flash Drive (brand New)?
Flash drives come formatted in FAT which cannot take a file that large. You must reformat that drive in NTFS or HFS+ in order to copy that size file onto a flash drive!
No. You need to have the flash drive unless you copied the files to the PC.
What is the best biometric flash drive?
I would say the Imation Defender F200+Bio Flash Drive. It is a pricey drive, but well worth it as it has earned FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation. It uses AES 256-bit hardware based encryption. Your data should be safe from prying eyes. It also has different customization options for data protection.
What is the objectives of usb flash drive?
To store files and to take them on the go as long as you have a computer.
How do you copy a video from youtube onto a flash drive?
You will have to be able to download the video. Only the uploader of the video can download a copy of the video from YouTube unless the license is Creative Commons.
How can i fix my flash it doesn't work on any computer?
I would just bin it and buy another
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Is it possible to create your own U3 usb drive by changing a drives firmware to the U3 firmware?
No, since U3 is hardware and software combined.
What company manufactures USB Flash drives that can be used with Linux?
Almost all USB Flash drives conform to the USB Mass Storage specification, which is has been supported in the Linux kernel since the 2.4 series. You would really have to go out of your way to find one that doesn't work in Linux. Any drive from Sandisk, Kingston, Lexar, or Samsung, as well as most el cheapo drives you can buy on eBay will work.
Is there a difference in USB ports for example type A USB port?
Their are different types of usb ports. The oldest one is USB1, then comes USB2 which is now mostly used and just out is USB3 but that isn't used by a lot of people at this moment.
Type A and Type B refer to a type of plug on the end of a USB Cable.
USB 2.0 and 3.0 are protocol shifts, 3.0 has some additional hardware behind the cables and 1.0 and 2.0 are identical cable wise. 3.0 is backwards compatible with 1.0 and 2.0.
Can you burn a DVD to a memory stick?
No. A DVD is the physical object that can be burnt to. If you mean the files accociated with a DVD, then yes, but the memory stick will not be read by programs that read DVDs.
How much songs does a 64gb usb memory stick hold?
you can save more then 1200 files on 64gb memory stick that's how gay people do lesbion aswell
How do you move core programs such as service packs to a flash drive?
You cannot do this; they are part of the operating system, and thus must be in the same location as the other system files in order for the computer to function.
Does a USB flash drives pose risk as a source of data leakage?
Yes, on a secure information system removing information on a flash-drive allows data to then be stolen or wrongly transferred.
What are the disadvantages of pen?
One of the main disadvantages is that you cannot erase a pen. Once you've written something in pen it stays there. Another one is if you press to hard the ink could go through the page onto the table or whatever you're writing on. Also, a pen can run out of ink. Unlike a pencil you can't sharpen a pen.
You can order a serial to usb adapter for about $10 on amazon, buy.com or almost any other online store. As an alternative best buy might also have them.
Why can't you 'write protect' your hard disk like you can with a floppy disk?
Buy a internal SATA hard drive and an external enclosure like an Antec. Makre sure your motherboard has eSATA capability. This provides all the storage capacity of an internal drive but it sits outside of the case and has a power switch to turn the drive off if you suspect any virus problems.
How many hours of video will a 1 G USB device hold?
You could fit about 140 hours of video but it would be at the poorest quality. You can fit about 1 hour at good quality. You can fit about 25 minutes at DVD quality. You can fit 2.5 minutes at blue ray quality. The amount of video you can store will depend on the quality (size and frame rate) of the video and the video format / compession used (AVI, MPEG, DivX, etc.).
