USB Formatting Issue

aviation_man · 09-29-2009, 09:43 PM

Hey all I found an 8gb Sandisk micro cruzer and I stuck it in my computer and it said to reformat. So I did, and it came up with an error.
So I tried formatting it using DiskPart. Selected the USB drive, and tried to use the command "CLEAN" it came up with an error " The semaphore timout period has expired. See event log"
So I went to event log and it gave me:
Failed to open device \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume8. Error code: 5@020A0019

And also, under details it gave me:

Virtual Disk Service:

EventID 8
[Qualifiers] 49664
Level 2
Task 0
Keywords: 0x80000000000000
EventRecordID: 3904
Channel: System

Anybody know how I can format this flash drive or any third party application that I can use?
Thanks.

wildbill · 09-29-2009, 09:51 PM

Is it brand new or did you find it used?? Sounds to me that the drive is shot.

aviation_man · 09-29-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildbill

Is it brand new or did you find it used?? Sounds to me that the drive is shot.

It's bout 6 months old. I bought it brand new.

wildbill · 09-29-2009, 10:00 PM

I bought a 4 gig sd card new and within 4 months, my camera said it needed formatted. Turned out it was no good. So that's where your at possibly, fried memory stick. It happens.

bigrich0086 · 09-29-2009, 11:32 PM

the drive could of taken a nice jolt while it was lost.

Also did you put any drive encrpytion on it which denys access to the drive even it you try to format.

Also if you have a windows cd boot off that and see if it sees the flash drive during isntall.

And or run the command promt and type this in

format [drive:] [/q] [/fs:file-system]
drive: Specifies the drive to format.
/q Performs a quick format.
/fs:file-system Specifies the file system to use (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS)

SO type in format c: /q. But be sure you have the right drive letter in there for the flash drive.

aviation_man · 09-29-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigrich0086

the drive could of taken a nice jolt while it was lost.

Also did you put any drive encrpytion on it which denys access to the drive even it you try to format.

Also if you have a windows cd boot off that and see if it sees the flash drive during isntall.

And or run the command promt and type this in

format [drive:] [/q] [/fs:file-system]
drive: Specifies the drive to format.
/q Performs a quick format.
/fs:file-system Specifies the file system to use (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS)

SO type in format c: /q. But be sure you have the right drive letter in there for the flash drive.

Ok I'll try the boot later.

Nope no encryption

I tried that command prompt and it gave me:
Access Denied, you do not have sufficient privileges.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode.

EDIT: hold on..

bigrich0086 · 09-30-2009, 12:03 AM

your user account might not have FULL privileges. Try booting into safe mode into Admin account and run the command.

aviation_man · 09-30-2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigrich0086

your user account might not have FULL privileges. Try booting into safe mode into Admin account and run the command.

I am the admin (only account on here), how would I not have full privileges?

kimsland · 09-30-2009, 12:41 AM

USB Format tools:

HP USB Disk Storage Format Utility: http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new...ls/SP27608.exe
Hard Disk (flash drive) Low Level Format Tool: http://hddguru.com/download/software....2.36.1181.exe

aviation_man · 09-30-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kimsland

USB Format tools:

HP USB Disk Storage Format Utility: http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new...ls/SP27608.exe
Hard Disk (flash drive) Low Level Format Tool: http://hddguru.com/download/software....2.36.1181.exe

First one said that it's write protected ( I didn't put any encryption on it, or password)
And second program said that "Cannot access cause it is smaller than 65535 sectors"

09-29-2009, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
aviation_man Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhereland Posts: 2,136	USB Formatting Issue Hey all I found an 8gb Sandisk micro cruzer and I stuck it in my computer and it said to reformat. So I did, and it came up with an error. So I tried formatting it using DiskPart. Selected the USB drive, and tried to use the command "CLEAN" it came up with an error " The semaphore timout period has expired. See event log" So I went to event log and it gave me: Failed to open device \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume8. Error code: 5@020A0019 And also, under details it gave me: Virtual Disk Service: EventID 8 [Qualifiers] 49664 Level 2 Task 0 Keywords: 0x80000000000000 EventRecordID: 3904 Channel: System Anybody know how I can format this flash drive or any third party application that I can use? Thanks. __________________ OSWindows 7 CPU>AMD Phenom x4 2.9GHz Black Edition 9950MOBO ASUS M3A78-EMRAM>CORSAIR DOMINATORX DDR2 1066MHz 4GBHDD>Western Digital 75GB> Maxtor 150GB--HDD2>Seagate 500GBGPU> ATI Radeon HD 3200 Winner of Photo Tourny: In The Moment FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:[/B][b]F@H Team 44358 Last edited by aviation_man; 09-29-2009 at 09:53 PM.

09-29-2009, 11:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigrich0086 Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 753	the drive could of taken a nice jolt while it was lost. Also did you put any drive encrpytion on it which denys access to the drive even it you try to format. Also if you have a windows cd boot off that and see if it sees the flash drive during isntall. And or run the command promt and type this in format [drive:] [/q] [/fs:file-system] drive: Specifies the drive to format. /q Performs a quick format. /fs:file-system Specifies the file system to use (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS) SO type in format c: /q. But be sure you have the right drive letter in there for the flash drive. __________________ Processor: Q9450 @3.6Ghz Heatsink: XIGMATEK Dark Knight 120 push pull Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Deluxe Ram: G.Skill 4gb DDR3 1600 MHz Clocks:7-7-7-18 1.9v GFX Card: SAPPHIRE HD4870 1GB Xfire SOON HD5870 Hard Drive: :SATA II x2 360gb Seagate 7,200RPM OS: Vista Ultimate x64 Monitor: 2 AOC 2217v 22"PSU: CORSAIR 750-TX Case: HAF 922 HeatWare!!! AIM SN- RichsBallPythons

09-30-2009, 12:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigrich0086 Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 753	your user account might not have FULL privileges. Try booting into safe mode into Admin account and run the command. __________________ Processor: Q9450 @3.6Ghz Heatsink: XIGMATEK Dark Knight 120 push pull Motherboard: Asus P5E3 Deluxe Ram: G.Skill 4gb DDR3 1600 MHz Clocks:7-7-7-18 1.9v GFX Card: SAPPHIRE HD4870 1GB Xfire SOON HD5870 Hard Drive: :SATA II x2 360gb Seagate 7,200RPM OS: Vista Ultimate x64 Monitor: 2 AOC 2217v 22"PSU: CORSAIR 750-TX Case: HAF 922 HeatWare!!! AIM SN- RichsBallPythons

09-30-2009, 12:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
kimsland Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 882	USB Format tools: HP USB Disk Storage Format Utility: http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new...ls/SP27608.exe Hard Disk (flash drive) Low Level Format Tool: http://hddguru.com/download/software....2.36.1181.exe

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09-29-2009, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
wildbill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Baker, Montana Age: 27 Posts: 56	Is it brand new or did you find it used?? Sounds to me that the drive is shot.

09-29-2009, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
wildbill Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Baker, Montana Age: 27 Posts: 56	I bought a 4 gig sd card new and within 4 months, my camera said it needed formatted. Turned out it was no good. So that's where your at possibly, fried memory stick. It happens.

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