Satellite L670 - Windows 7 cannot format a USB flash drive

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• Compatibility with Windows 7 ultimate (64 bit) USB Flash drive

  Are there compatibility issues in the Ultimate version with including USB flash drives?  I have no problems of this nature with the Home Premium version.  Is anyone able to offer some advice?

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

  I understand from the description of the issue that you are facing a problem with the USB on Windows 7 Ultimate flash drive.

  I appreciate if you could answer a few questions.

  1. What is the model of your computer?

  2. the problem occurs for all flash drives?

  3. you receive error messages or codes?

  I suggest you follow the link below where Nithyananda J provided as follows for this problem.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-hardware/my-USB-flash-drive-doesn

  You can also see this Microsoft article below will help you solve the problem with USB devices.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-solving-problems-with-USB-devices

  If the problem persists then you can try also to download the latest drivers from the Chipset of your computer.

  Let us know the status of the issue.

• Windows does not recognize the USB flash drive

  Hello
  My USB does not work when I plug. It seems that Windows recognizes the device because it is found in the Solution Explorer window, but if I want to create a folder or a file on the USB key I have the following message:
  "Cannot find this article.
  It is no longer in < %3="" null :="" optext=""> . Check the location of the components and try again. " < br=""> also the files that are copied to the USB flash drive are not visible in Explorer and it looks like the drive is empty.

  I want to emphasize that the same (Kingston) USB flash drive works perfectly under Windows XP operating system on another computer so it may not be a problem with the device. The same problem also appears when you use a different USB (another manufacturer).

  Thank you!

  Hey, 101 a.

  , I just posted a fix I found for my USB flash/go to work again.  It was a very simple solution, too.

  I unplugged all USB devices first, then tried my USB jump drive again.  IT WORKED! I've narrowed the problem to the new printer that I use.  It's a Mono Dell Laser MFP 1125.  Whenever it is plugged into a USB port, my USB doesn't work.  All other devices work, but not the USB is the printer is connected

  I don't know what done to block the flash/USB key, but unplug printer allows the jump command to work again.  I will contact Dell on what did the printer driver to block the flash player.  Just an info on the fix I found.

• Satellite L20-100 cannot access a USB Flash drive

  I recently bought Toshiba Satellite L20-100
  I installed a USB in Kingston datatraveler flash drive and windows recognized it without problem.
  but when I open my computer there is no icon for the reader (it works on another computer well).
  the drive is recognized in Device Manager, but it is not given a drive letter.
  When I open disk management and try to give it a drive letter it still does not show on my computer even after a reboot.

  Although I can access the disk management flash drive and can open, copy & paste the files & to her.
  same problem happened with a card reader.
  other USB devices like cable modem & mouse work well

  What is the solution

  Hello

  Is it possible that the USB is not formatted? Try changing the file system on the USB key.
  You can also try to change the drive letter because the letter assigned automatically sometimes gives some conflicts with other readers.

  Second possibility:
  You can try to clean all the USB stored device settings and let Windows refresh their.

  Create a file with Notepad containing the following lines and save it as a BOOKMARK. REG
  -cut after this line-
  REGEDIT4

  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Environment]

  "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" = "1".
  -cut before this line-

  Double click on FIX. REG and say yes to the merge into registry question.

  Unplug ALL USB device.
  Open the Device Manager.
  View, show hidden devices.
  Uninstall all devices under USB controllers.
  Uninstall all devices in hard drives that you know are not present.
  Uninstall all devices in storage Volumes. Say no to all reboot prompts until you are finished.
  In addition, if a storage Volume doesn't uninstall, ignore her and move on to the next.
  If you have a yellow? with unknown devices, uninstall all of the entries there as well.

• A220-1 satellite has 9 does not recognize the USB Flash drive 4 GB

  Hello

  I bought a new USB (attachment 4 GB) Flash drive.
  And I had a problem installing it.
  The same drive Flash was wel work with my friends laptop that has windows XP only.

  Someone of you can give me a solution for this problem.

  Concerning

  François kervevan

  Go to the nursery of the device and remove all USB Device Manager USB controllers and root hubs ports!
  Restart the laptop and after the new installation of USB port try to connect the USB 4 GB drive again.

  Good luck

  By the way; If you use Vista on your laptop, please update the last State and also install this patch:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/941600/en-us

  Good bye

• Cannot access a USB flash drive (' f: removable drive ")

  I can't access the USB drive (removable F :) drive.  When I open 'My computer' drive F: is not even.  How to fix this?  (I have Vista. Yes, the disc is fine.)

  Hello

  You meet other USB problems on this system. The drive works on the other
  computers?

  Check with the help of the player.

  This can help regardless of the brand:

  Cruzer not recognized by the PC
  http://KB.SanDisk.com/app/answers/detail/A_ID/10/kW/Cruzer/r_id/101834

  ===========================================================

  Other troubleshooting methods:

  1 reboot to be sure nothing blocks the ports.

  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

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  Then lets refresh the USB stack

  Control Panel - Device Manager - click in the box of white/white - VIEW - show hidden devices

  Look everywhere EXCEPT USB controllers for your device and if find you them (maybe
  plus_d' one of each) under disk drives, you can have several - right CLICK and UNINSTALL
  for all instances

  Control Panel right CLICK on EVERYTHING - Serial USB controllers - device configuration-manager and
  UNINSTALL all but the category itself - REBOOT - it refreshes the drive and battery USB

  This KB shows XP how to and the method of Vista is identical
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

  This is a utility to help you, but do 1 above.

  USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices currently connected to your
  computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used. Run Options and check
  the 1st three choices to see if there are here. Try to remove all instances and restart
  then connect the player.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/usb_devices_view.html

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  If necessary try these two:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices - and a Mr Fixit
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c39bd203-f729-47a4-8351-83291e13c8a81033.mspx#EGB

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - Mr. Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• 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 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!

• Windows 7 does not detect not USB flash drive

  Hi, any help much appreciated on this. Windows 7 does not detect USB flash drives on my laptop. I know that readers of work on other computers and all the USB ports. He does not play sound when plugged in the first time and does not anywhere on my computer. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

  Assuming that you have several disks that work on other computers...

  If you have tried several USB drives on the same port

  AND

  This port does not recognize the USB device plugged in, while the port is not operational.

  IF

  All ports respond in the same way

  THEN

  You don't have either not installed the correct drivers

  OR they did not physically.

• 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!

• Satellite L675 - 11 H - cannot access and/or played on USB flash drive files

  Hi all

  I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite L675 - 11H and tried to transfer files from a USB Pendrive on my hard drive from Toshiba. The files were already transferred from my old laptop (HP - XP) on my USB flash drive.

  Unable to access the USB flash drive to any of the USB ports that I connect my new laptop flash drive. What could be the problem here? Thank you for your help or tips!

  Hey Rush,

  Can you post more detailes about this behavior? What happens if you connect your laptop HARD drive, you don't see that Windows installs the drivers for the new USB device or do you have an error message? If you have connected the USB check of Windows disk management if she s recognized there (Control Panel > system and security > administrative tools).

  Have you tried other USB devices such as USB mice? If they don t work too the problem might be connected to the USB ports. In this case, you must delete all the USB ports on the Device Manager and restart your laptop. Also the chipset driver update might help.

• Cannot access a Windows 7 upgrade USB flash drive

  Upgrade from Vista basic to Windows 7 Home Premium computer accepts flash drive but I can't access it. It is correctly stated in devices & Printers but not in my computer as a lettered drive. Read jasmith31 problem, but do not have a Security tab in properties. No error other than "installed device driver. Help please

  Hi lakeside71,

  This problem mainly occurs when windows 7 does not assign a drive letter for your USB drive. It occurs especially with the new flash drives connected to the computer for the first time. Assigning a new drive as such letter should solve the problem.

  Please follow the steps in the article posted by Shekhar on how to achieve this.

  This should be it.

  Kind regards

  Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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

• Strange behavior USB Flash Drive Satellite A100-626

  Hello

  I did install Windows Vista Business Edition on my Satellite A100-626 (PSAA9) following the instructions provided in the Web page of drivers.

  So far, everything works as expected, except for one little (or no) question.

  When I ask Vista to 'Remove hardware safely' my USB Flash drive, a Popup appears telling me to remove it. So far, so good :D

  The only thing is that the flash player is not put out as could be expected and and yellow question mark appears in Device Manager.

  Opening of the question mark can read what follows:

  "Windows cannot use this hardware device because it has been developed to remove safely, but it has not been removed from the computer. (Code 47) To resolve this issue, disconnect the device from your computer and plug it in again. »

  Following the instructions above, the light turns off, lol...

  Someone else met this strange behavior? If so, any solution?

  I tried a few USB flashes that run well on XP and they both do the same thing.

  Thank you, Nuno!

  Hi Nuno

  It's very strange. I have the Satellite A100-504 (comes with Windows XP Home edition). Last week, I installed Vista and all the stuff followed Toshiba document instructions facilities. I use the mouse wireless, external HDD USB web cam. With the help of these external devices together I never noticed a similar behavior.

  You have the same situation with all the USB ports?

• USB flash drives not detected on the Windows XP-based computer

  Original title: flash drives

  I have win - xp on a dell 2400 platform its flash USB 2.4 G & 533 Mhz. readers and cameras are no longer rec. of my USB ports on comp. I formatted & restarted win - xp on the computer to fix this problem without success. Can anyone help?

  Hello

  1. what exactly happens when you connect USB devices to the computer?

  2. you receive an error message when you connect the USB to the computer?

  Check the status of the USB device in Device Manager:

  a. click on start

  b. click on run

  (c) in the Open box type devmgmt.msc

  d. in Device Manager, expand universal serial bus controllers

  e. double-click the device and check if an error message or error code is listed

  Method 1:

  You can run the fix provided in the link below it to solve the problem.

  A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB, an Apple iPod flash drive or an external hard disk drive

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/925196

  Method 2:

  Remove and reinstall all USB controllers

  a. to remove and reinstall all USB controllers, follow these steps:

  b. Click Start, run, type sysdm.cpl in the Open box and then click OK.

  c. click on the Hardware tab.

  d. click the Device Manager button.

  e. expand Bus USB controllers.

  f. right-click every device under the Bus USB controllers node and then click on uninstall to remove them one at a time.

  g. restart the computer and reinstall the USB controllers.

  h. connect the removable USB storage device and perform a test to ensure that the problem is solved.

• Unable to format the USB flash key.

  Hey there,

  I bought different brands of Flash Drives and some of them has been damaged and it usually more open.

  whenever I have do a format for these flash drives it says that windows cannot continue... and some of them said "there is no disk in drive 'H' Please insert a disk".

  I did a format disk management that also, it did not work, I checked for power to the usb hub option root "to allow windows to turn off this device...". ».

  I also tried to install a software for formatting, did not work.

  Restart windows in safe mode and try to format it, nothing.

  I just want to know a way to fix this because I have like 7 flash readers does not, I'm not intresting to get the data that has been stored in these flash drives.

  I don't know if this has been posted in the right section but please, any help will be great.

  thnx in advance.

  Hello

  Try to use the Flash Drives on other computers to see if they are working, or can be formatted. When a USB
  disk has failed and cannot be accepted, then it cannot be formatted.

  =============================================================

  If it turns out that it is a problem with your computer:

  References to Vista also apply to Windows 7.

  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

  -----------------------------------------------

  Then lets refresh the USB stack

  Control the click Control Panel - Device Manager - anywhere in the area of white/white - point of VIEW, then-
  Show hidden devices

  Look everywhere EXCEPT USB controllers for your device and if find you them (maybe
  plus_d' one of each) under disk drives, you can have several - right CLICK and UNINSTALL
  for all instances. (There may be none.)

  Control Panel right CLICK on EVERYTHING - Serial USB controllers - device configuration-manager and
  UNINSTALL all but the category itself - REBOOT - it refreshes the drive and battery USB

  This KB shows XP how to and methods of Vista and Windows 7 are the same
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

  This is a utility to help you, but do 1 above.

  USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices currently connected to your computer.
  as well as all USB devices that you previously used. Run Options and tick the three 1st choice
  to see if one is there.

  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/usb_devices_view.html

  You must remove all instances of the devices and restart.

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  If necessary try these two:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices - and a Mr Fixit
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c39bd203-f729-47a4-8351-83291e13c8a81033.mspx#EGB

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - Mr. Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

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  This can be useful to determine if the wrong driver is loading.

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.