now there is some puzzle on how to
format a protected usb drive, this is without any hardware switch for write
protected and write able status of flash drive.
my first experience is with this toshiba 8gb flash drive. it was write protected, I could not write it, so I tried to just format it, but windows cannot format it, it said write protected.
I tried to find the switch but found none. so I search google and found a guide here:
my first experience is with this toshiba 8gb flash drive. it was write protected, I could not write it, so I tried to just format it, but windows cannot format it, it said write protected.
I tried to find the switch but found none. so I search google and found a guide here:
so I follow it’s guide:
- download usbview program (it is
from microsoft, but you won’t find the executable one in microsoft sites, they
only has the precompiled one), I got it from this site: http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Utilities.htm
- run the program, so you can see
the vendor ID and device ID of the usb drive.
btw. the device above is not
toshiba, since it is already taken cared of, so on the left panel look for
toshiba mass storage (and it also shows in right panel), so you pick the right
device.