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From: web1000 on 11 Sep 2005 23:49 Guys, I have s 256 MB Sharkoon flash USB stick ... it used to work well until one time I unplugged it from 98SE while it was still writing ... ever since it cant be accessed and also cant be formatted anymore... Tried with XP as well .. no luck... Is there anything that can be done to revive the thing? Or is that the end ? Matt
From: John Turco on 13 Sep 2005 22:15 web1000(a)shaw.ca wrote: > > Guys, > > I have s 256 MB Sharkoon flash USB stick ... it used to work well until > one time I unplugged it from 98SE while it was still writing ... ever > since it cant be accessed and also cant be formatted anymore... Tried > with XP as well .. no luck... > > Is there anything that can be done to revive the thing? Or is that the > end ? > > Matt Hello, Matt: Your "Sharkoon" is toast, sorry to say. In the future, never unplug any device, while it's busy. Good luck! Cordially, John Turco <jtur(a)concentric.net>
From: web1000 on 14 Sep 2005 21:49 agh :( but how can it be totally destroyed ? Matt
From: John Turco on 14 Sep 2005 22:06 web1000(a)shaw.ca wrote: > > agh :( > > but how can it be totally destroyed ? > > Matt Hello, Matt: It's been rendered useless, because it's a sensitive, "solid state" device -- and hence, rather susceptible to electrical damage. Such dangers aren't limited to this type of hardware (i.e., solid state), either. Here's a simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, don't. Don't risk ruining >any< component, that is, by plugging/unplugging it, unless you're absolutely sure that it's safe to do so. Lesson learned, my friend? :-P Cordially, John Turco <jtur(a)concentric.net>
From: Eric Gisin on 15 Sep 2005 11:48
Bullshit, USB devices simply do NOT self-destruct when hot-plugged. First, wipe the disk with mbrwiz - mbr.bigr.net, then format again. "John Turco" <jtur(a)concentric.net> wrote in message news:43291055.A2C229F6(a)concentric.net... > web1000(a)shaw.ca wrote: > > > > but how can it be totally destroyed ? > > > It's been rendered useless, because it's a sensitive, "solid state" > device -- and hence, rather susceptible to electrical damage. Such > dangers aren't limited to this type of hardware (i.e., solid state), > either. > > Here's a simple rule of thumb: When in doubt, don't. Don't risk > ruining >any< component, that is, by plugging/unplugging it, unless > you're absolutely sure that it's safe to do so. > |