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• Satellite M40-237: CD Boot does not not + is possible startup USB key drive

  * Model: Satellite M40-237 (PSM40E) *.

  I decided to reinstall windows, my hard drive is now formatted. So as usual, boot from the Windows CD is necessary to start the instalation but it does not start. I never had problems like this, always worked boot. It's as if there is no bootable CD in the drive (but it is bootable and it works on another PC).

  -J' have the latest version of the BIOS
  -The BIOS detects the optical drive and everything is ok, HARD is the ODD main drive is secondary
  -J' tried selecting the boot priority, with F12 and/or the BIOS setting but it works anyway

  What could be the problem here? Drive does not properly (hopefully, that and not something worse)? I had some problems with the drive I have (...) before, but it reads the disc normally and as I said start was working fine before. I cleaned the lens a bit, disconnected it and it put. Is there something more, what can I do?

  I'll try to find someone who has the player that fits so I can try with that one, but who knows when is what will be.

  Now, here's the second question, which I've linked to this. Because my laptop is practically useless now (I can't install anything), is it possible to boot from a:
  (a) optical drive USB external
  (b) USB flash drive

  BIOS on this laptop has no USB boot option, it has HARD drive / CD / floppy / network. But I red somewhere this FDD = USB legacy emulation is enabled.

  If that is correct, I should just plug in the USB key and select FDD as boot option? If I can't find a USB optical drive, I thought make it bootable USB flash drive and copy the installation of windows xp on it. So once it starts in DOS I start just the installer from the key.

  TNX

  First I must say that the initialization of memory flash USB (USB key) is not possible and you shouldn't t waste time to try this.

  With regard to your reader of CD/DVD boot problem
  Well, it s really strange, it sounds a bit like a sort of master/slave/c-salt settings problem. But generally, you should get an error IDE (#0 or #1) if one of the devices (ODD or HARD disk) would not be recognized?  :|
  This whole thing seems mysteriously
  There may be a firmware issue

  Several months ago a friend of mine was not able to boot from the CD.
  He went into the BIOS and set the BIOS default settings.
  This has contributed to

  This is a suggestion, but I'm really putting t know if it helps.

• Satellite L670 - Windows 7 cannot format a USB flash drive

  Hello

  Can anyone help? I also try to format a USB drive on my Toshiba Satellite L670 Windows 7 but he repeats to me windows cannot format.

  Can you confirm that Windows on another PC or laptop do the same thing?

• How to convert a RAW format NTFS USB key or other file system types?

  I have a 4 GB USB flash drive and the type of file system is RAW. When I insert my USB, it asks you to formatting and when I try to format it to get an error message, it says "windows could not complete format."  I used different utility tools to solve this problem, but none of them were useful. I need to format and use this flash bad memory. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

  I have a 4 GB USB flash drive and the type of file system is RAW. When I insert my USB, it asks you to formatting and when I try to format it to get an error message, it says "windows could not complete format."  I used different utility tools to solve this problem, but none of them were useful. I need to format and use this flash bad memory. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

  Access

  Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Management\Disk management tools

  Locate the flash on the list disk. Partition and format.

  Tom Ferguson

• All the USB key drive and thumb may be to detect but can not access.

  The thumb drive and USB key can be detected and shown in my computer window but I can't access the drive. He continues to show access is denied, I try to run the troubleshooting and saying "hardware changes would have been unable to detect. Can someone help me find a solution to this problem?

  Hello Lawrence,.

  Please keep us informed of the issue and I apologize for the inconvenience you encountered in the link. Please refer to the link below and check if it works:

  Access denied on external hard drive
   
  Thank you.
   

• Impossible to format USB key

  Tried to format the USB key for use in my camera clubs. They couldn't find / read / or receive message saying 'must drive e to the format to use. I tried to format it to MS-DOS and ExFat on IMac and laptop Pro. ElCapitan Version 10.11.2. Anyone else have the problem?

  This link can help you format the USB key to the default settings: read for both MAC and WINDOWS: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/restoring-your-usb-key-partition/

• USB flash drive will not format

  Dane Elec 16 GB USB drive flah.

  When inserted, it tells me that it needs formatting. But I can not format, because somehow, it is write protected. However, there are not switch or any possibility of mechanics to remove the write protection.

  I tried unlocker, formatting to ntfs (with XP, Win7, and BACK), but nothing works.

  Any suggestions?

  Groet puts goede Rob

  Hello

  Have you tried to format your USB key, but instead to use NTFS you use FAT 32?

  Click on windows start orb
  type cmd and do a right click and select run as administrator
  type diskpart
  disc type list
  Select the drive that is your USB. For example, if your USB is no disc select 2 then type 2
  clean type
  type create partition primary
  Type format fs = fat32 quick
  Type exit

  Now see if it finally formatted your USB Flash drive

  Kind regards

  Andrew

  Always "vote as helpful" for those who helped and 'mark as answer"If the info helped you in a sort of way. Thank you, Andrew Young - MCTS Windows 7, configuration

• USB keys - problem with the Recovery Manager

  I bought a 16GB Kingston DataTraveler 112 USB key so I could copy the recovery as a backup image. He acknowledged the USB key and showed that the recovery image has been slightly more than 11 GB. But when he started to format the USB key, it returns to the previous screen and asking more of the car. At the bottom of the screen, he said to contact the HP Support, but it gives me an error message. Now when I try the Recovery Manager it does not recognize the USB at all.

  Before that, I had bought another 16 GB USB - don't remember what brand. I have 5 other USB drives, but they are all small, except a 32 GB Kingston DT101 G2 which does not work on this computer, even if it worked on my old computer (Pavilion w/Vista Home Premium) without problem. All these USBs, including the new Kingston are for USB 2.0.

  Operating system is Windows 8.1 64-bit on the desktop HP Pavilion 500 - A60. I tried the problem that USB keys in all 4 ports (2.0 and 3.0). Also in that I plug into a port to give me 3 USB ports, also used on my previous computer.

  Is it possible that this computer does not recognize Kingston or some other brands of USB thumb drives?

  The trick to this is to use a USB 2.0 port and use a non-windows 8 certified thumbdrive. If the USB flash drive shows as a 'removable device' there should be no problem in the use of the media to create a recovery media

  I had a lot of success with a 16 GB Transcend USB 3.0 flash drive.

  I own a couple of DataTraveler flash drives and had the same lack of success, creation of recovery media that you did. I have had zero success with 3.0 of Sandisk Extreme usb flash drives

• USB Flash Drive 16 GB Write Protected v210w

  Hello!

  After a week of use, my new USB Flash Drive 16 GB v210w key appears as write protected.

  Cannot add a new file, delete the old file, same format any USB Flash drive.

  I have tried various procedures described on the forums, as

  • My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePoliciesWriteProtect > data of the value set to 0
  • \devise\harddisk1\dr2

  and the normal formatting (properties > Format) and the low level of implementation in the shape tools, as

  • http://www.Softpedia.com/progDownload/HDD-low-level-format-tool-download-37794.html
  • http://www.Apacer.com/en/support/downloads/Repair_v2.9.1.1.zip
  • http://www.transcendusa.com/products/online_recovery.asp
  • HP USB disk storage format SP27608 tool - 2.1.8.exe

  but in vain.
  
  That's happened? How to resume normally using my USB Flash drive?

  I use a mini 311c on XP SP3.

  Thank you for your help and best regards.

  
  -rei_vilo

  Hello!

  Get help from hp support.

  The technician suggested I make a test disc with http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.htmlformat.

  He failed and prompted the 'Protected disc' message, so my USB Flash drive was considered dead.

  I went back to my dealer and proceeded to an Exchange. The dealer was not surprised: according to him, large USB Flash Drives seems to be subject to this kind of malfunction.

  I hope to be luckier with the new!

• Question about creating a recovery (file system) USB flash drive

  Hello and happy new year to all, (I'm from greeece, sorry for the mistakes of language possible)

  (Pavilion dv6-6c01ev - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - bought 08-21-12)

  I want to create a USB stick recovery, and I just bought a USB flash drive 32 GB 3.0 for this reason.

  I've never done it before, but I have read how, according to the this page.

   

  My question is:

  What file system must be the USB key, before the decision-making process? FAT32 or NTFS ?

  Bought, thati USB file system is FAT32 by default.

  I already read that on the page above: 'a message of Recovery Manager opens indicating that the flash drive will be formatted. Click OK to format the USB key and continue. »

  but I would like to have, and a more definite answer from someone who knows better.
  

  So, does change the NTFS file system.

  or should I now start the manufacturing process of the recovery USB flash drive as it is (FAT32)

  Thank you for your help

   

   

  I have already created the recovery USB flash drive, and formatted Recovery Manager the disk before the process,

  and at the end, when the recovery files was written and verifyed.

  I look at the file system of the USB flash drive, and it's NTFS...

  I worried for nothing...

  Thans anyway...

• Copy to a micro usb flash drive

  I plugged a cruzer micro flash drive and copied audio books and the air of my itunes library. Everything seemed to be there if I'm disconnected. When I went to reconnect to add I got the message, you will need to format it to use it. I clicked on the format, but he said that he could not. Now, the watch folder flash drive empty and I can't copy anything from my itunes for it.

  Ideas:

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  • What you have already tried to solve the problem

  Hi Gillrif,

  Formatting deletes the data in the flash player.

  Provide the exact error that you receive when you tried to format the flash drive?

  You can run the fix it from the link below and check the result: Tips for solving problems of USB devices:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  Also try to connect to another flash drive, check the result and let us know.

  You can also try out diskpart and clean command that will remove the partition and then create a new partition of diskmgmt.msc, after which he will begin to work. Try the following steps:

  1.to check the number of the disk to clean

  (A) open the Start Menu, then right click oncomputer and click Manage.

  (B) If prompted by UAC, clickYes.

  (C) click on disk management in the left pane and make note of the disk # in the middle pane of the disk you want toclean
  NOTE: For example, I would use1 disc if I wanted to use my USB key and clean player.

  (D) look under the# disk (ex: disk 3) on the left side of the center pane and verify that it saysonline. If it isn't, then right-click on the drive # and clickOnline to make sure.

  2 open anelevated command promptor acommand at startup prompt.

  3 in the elevated command prompt, typediskpart , and then press enter.

  4 in the elevated command prompt, typelist disk and press enter.

  NOTE: This will give you a list of numbers of disk to select of.

  5 in the high command prompt, type select disk # and press enter.

  NOTE: Would replace you with # the disc number listed that you want to usepure on. For example, I want to use one of them on disk 1 (from step 1) for my USB key drive, so I typeselect disk 1 and press enter.

  6. If you want to use the "Clean" Diskpart command

  7when you are finished, at the elevated command prompt, type exit and pressenter. Close the elevated command prompt.

  8 the disc will remain asunallocated space.

  9 you now need tocreate a new partition or a volume on the disk to be able to use again.

  With regard to:

  Manjit Kaur - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit ourMicrosoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

  (A) in the elevated command prompt, type clean and press enter.

  NOTE: It won't take long to finish. Think of it as a quick format.

• I get the message "format was not completed successfully" when trying to format my USB through "Computer management"

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  Virtual Disk Manager

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  The format failed.

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  Ok

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  Hello
   
  1. What is the number of brand and model of the flash player?
   
  Some brands of car pen have formatting tools. You can visit their website and use as appropriate.
   
  2. you are formatting in NTFS or FAT32?
   
  If it is NTFS, you must restart your computer after format.
   
  Follow the steps mentioned below and check if it works to solve the problem.
   
  Note: Please back up your data before formatting your USB
   
  Step 1:
   
  First of all, try formatting in safe mode
   
  Step 2:
   
  a. open a DOS command prompt (start > run > type "cmd") and type:
  attrib - r h - s. x:\*.*/s
   
  This will change the attributes of all files on the USB key. Read-only, hidden and system attributes will be deleted.
   
  b. replace X: with the drive letter of your USB. Now, you will be able to see them in Solution Explorer and remove them, without anything shaped.
   
  Step 3:
   
  Format it with DOS commands
   
  a. open the DOS command prompt (start > run > type "cmd" in the box)
  b. type:
  X: FORMAT FAT32/q / V: PenDrive
  This will reformat the Flash DRIVE using the FAT32 file system and label the USB key drive. Replace x with the actual drive letter of your USB drive. For more help on this command, type:
  FORMAT /?
  at the command prompt.
   
  Step 4:
   
  There could be a virus that can stop your pen drive formatting. I wish that you run a virus champagne using your security once software before trying new format.
  
  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support

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• USB flash drive receives an error "volume does not contain a recognized file system" in Windows 7

  I plugged my USB on a windows 7. He always invites me to analyze and correct or cancel. I cancelled each time, but I got bored with it popping up each time, so I said to investigate and fix.  A loading screen came so I waited patiently. After that it asks me to format my USB flash drive. I can't format it but because I have files from work to home and all my other personal files out there. So I cancelled the format, but every time that I plug it into my computer it asks t format. I even plugged in on a computer running windows XP and wanted to get in shape. When I try to run it without formatting as it is said, "E:\ is not accessible. The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted. "My question is... what we Windows 7 to my USB and how can I recover my data?

  This is common with USB drives used on different operating systems. It happens alwaysto me when I use my drive to work (which is managed since my MacBook Pro) on Vista and Windows 7 client computers. Like you, I learned the hard way you must cancel the digitization of Vista/Win7. The only thing to do at this stage is to connect the player to a computer that can read the files OR use the software of data recovery on it to get the files. I believe that Recuva can do it for free. Format the Flash DRIVE, then start again. Either way, you don't want to use a USB key as a single backup of important files because - as you have unfortunately discovered - stuff happens.

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Backing_Up

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• How to format the USB write protected in windows 7

  Hi I want to format a 8 GB hp pen drive. When I format the USB key, it displays a message that's writing protected.can help you in this problem. Please help me I wait for your answer you.

  Thank you

  Hi Chantal,

  The question is limited to any particular pen driver?

  I suggest trying the steps and check if that helps.

  You can remove from the USB flash drive write protection using the following steps:

  a. open the Start menu, in the search bar typeregedit , then press Efriendship. The Registry Editor opens.

  b. navigate to the following location:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

  Note: If theStorageDevicePolicies registry key does not exist, you must create it manually.
  c. highlight the Strategies of storage devicesand then create a new DWORD called (32-bit) aswrite protect.

  d. Double click on the keyrecording in the right window and set the value to 0 inthe value data box , and then press the OK button.

  e. restart the computer and try formatting USB key.

  
  Note: this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  Keep us updated on the status of the issue.

• using a lexar Flash DRIVE to work on excel sheets. I went to open the USB key that ive been using and he said: 'it must be formatted. "

  i; ve been using a Flash DRIVE from lexar to work on excel sheets.  I went to open the USB key that ive been using and he said: "it must be in the format".  I did have to do at this point and that to format ill lose all my docs?  Help

  Try to play on another computer. If she still wants to be shaped, it's game over.

  If it's ok, copy the files on it before doing anything else and you get a new flash drive...