• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Flash drive and Micro SD card dead, options ?

P

Pardus

Diamond Member
Have a Silicon Power Touch 835 32GB Waterproof USB 2.0 Flash Drive Model SP032GBUF2835V1T that died last week.

Also have a G.SKILL 32GB Micro SDHC Flash Card w/ SD Adapter Model FF-TSDG32GA-C6 that also died.

For both the flash and micro sd card, have tried multiple pc's with the same result. Windows will load the drivers and then fail, windows safely remove hardware icon will show the device but doesn't disconnect it.

Have tried removing and reinstalling that particular usb mass storage device in device manager with no result.

Same issue occurs on two windows 8.1 machines and a windows 7.0 machine.

Both the flash drive and the sd card have some sensitive data on them, so i prefer not to send it back to the manufacturer for replacement until i am certain the data can be erased.

Does anyone have any solutions to get the devices to be read in windows or should i just take a pair of sheers and cut them up for the trash.

Untitled.png
 
Last edited:
Well, if you tried it on multiple machines, and it didn't work, then, it don't look good.
While a longshot, you may have some better luck by booting a linux boot CD/pen drive and see if that can read anything.

Otherwise, hammers work well to make sure nobody else can read it with more advanced equipment.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top