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Viewed 21591 times gazelle Posts: 2 This post has been reported. Hi, I have an 8GB Sandisk
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USB flash drive, relatively new. Recently when transferring some files there was an error and the drive could not be opened, so I tried to format the drive. The Windows utility
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could not format the disk, so I have since tried using the command prompt and various file format commands: format F:/q format F:/fs:fat format F:/fs:fat32 format F:/fs:ntfs Each time I get the following results: Insert new disk for drive F: and press ENTER when ready... The type of the file system is RAW. The new file system is FAT. (or whatever error in ioctl call floppy I tried) Verifying 8064M Error in IOCTL call. Its the final line that has got me stumped. I've had a search and cant find any solution, so I was wondering if anyone else has come across this, and whether anyone knows of a way to solve the problem. Im on Windows 7. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Reports: · Posted 6 years ago Top raphoenix Posts: 14920 This post has been reported. gazelle, Welcome to HTG. The api call IOCTL cannot determine the stucture of the flash drive. (In Simple Terms) GOOD INFO concerning solid state memory devices. http://www.lostcircuits.com/ma.....8;Itemid=1 http://www.anandtech.com/show/2738 Not sure of a solution unless Sandisk provided special setup software. Others may have run into same problem and found a fix for the error condition you ran into so watch your topic. Regards, Rick P. Reports: · Posted 6 years ago Top LH Posts: 20002 This post has been reported. I have an 8GB Sandisk (new), and it works like all the the others I have. No special software required. Reports: &
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Register Help Remember Me? Forum User CP Forum Rules Forum Actions Mark Forums Read Quick Links Today's Posts View Site http://forum.digit.in/open-source/82963-help-me-format-usb-drive.html Leaders Thanks / Like Statistics Hottest Threads / Posts What's New? Digit.in Advanced Search Forum Software Open Source Help me to format USB drive If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To error in start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Likes: 0 Dislikes: 0 Results 1 to 2 of 2 Thread: Help me to format USB drive Thread Tools Show Printable Version Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 18-03-2008,01:51 PM #1 Dhruv11 View Profile View error in ioctl Forum Posts Apprentice Join Date Nov 2006 Posts 56 Post Thanks / Like Likes (Given) 0 Likes (Received) 0 Dislikes (Given) 0 Dislikes (Received) 0 Help me to format USB drive I got a 512 MB Kingston Data Traveler 2.0. But the problem im facing with it is that i cant open it, cant format it. I tried formatting using Windows and got Error in IOCTL call. I heard such usb drives can be formatted in linux. Btw this happened in GPARTED. Attachment 1676 18-03-2008,07:09 PM #2 FilledVoid View Profile View Forum Posts Visit Homepage Who stole my Alpaca! Join Date Jan 2005 Location Kerala Posts 2,022 Post Thanks / Like Likes (Given) 0 Likes (Received) 0 Dislikes (Given) 0 Dislikes (Received) 0 Re: Help me to format USB drive Download the HP format tool and then format it with that. You can find it here. Please note this functions on Windows. http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197 The Ultimate Chess Strategy : "Hit Hard, Hit Fast and Hit Often" Quick Navigation Open Source Top Site Areas Settings Pr