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pcrepair
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 15:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a 32 gig Flash stick nearly 3/4 full. I can read it but i cannot write to it, it says remove write protection. there is no way to remove the protection and it should not be there,.... so ideas please. (i have tried alot of things already and failed :( )
I cannot format it either. hoping for lots of new ideas

Kyran
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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ddp
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 15:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
have you checked the manufacturer's website to see if there is any info on your problem? i presume you checked to see if there was no physical switch like on the old 3.5" floppy disks as have see those switches on some flash drives.
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pcrepair
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 18:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes checked there is no switch, It's a generic one from our local supplier who's told me to throw it in the bin and he'll post one out to me. but it seems a waste to just throw it away,will take it apart when i get the replacement and see where the chip was made.I have 'chkflsh' which managed to low level initalise it but still cannot format it.
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
smoggie66
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try with pmagic or gparted and do a secure erase then format with ntfs
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pcrepair
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 18:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
tried pmagic it says the disc is write protected lol will try gparted tomorrow
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
ddp
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 21:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
don't think that will work.
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smoggie66
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_ 		22. March 2012 @ 23:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you have ccleaner on comp and look in tools drive wiper might work
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pcrepair
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_ 		23. March 2012 @ 20:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nope didn't work, perhaps it has actually failed, although until the low level initialisation i could read every thing, just not delete or write to it
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
keebles
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_ 		23. March 2012 @ 22:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try using DBAN to wipe the drive
http://www.dban.org/
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pcrepair
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_ 		27. March 2012 @ 16:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
FIXED!!!!
finaly managed to download the online recovery from transend got it back working :)
even better the new one arrived today :)
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i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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ddp
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_ 		27. March 2012 @ 17:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so you now have 64gigs to fill so get working to fill them.
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