USb disk write protection

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Last response: March 6, 2012 3:58 AM in Storage

March 7, 2010 6:16:13 AM

Hi friends,sometimes when i format usb disk (Pen Drive), there was problem of "Disk Write Protect" and it was not formatted. How can i remove write protection from USB disk?

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evongugg

March 9, 2010 2:20:01 PM

Some drives have a switch on them to lock it.

I've ran into a problem like that, and could not fix it untill i formatted it, with a USB pen drive tool.

http://www.bootdisk.com/pendrive.htm

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/330/HP_USB_Stick_F...

USB Flash drive tester

http://downloads.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000375,39364218s,00....

The pen drive may be bad and need replacement.

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huntluck

March 23, 2010 10:29:13 PM

remove the tab slot in pendrive itself if it is not there than run in safe mode and format it

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kaptansinghirb

March 6, 2012 3:58:45 AM

kumarphuyal said:

Hi friends,sometimes when i format usb disk (Pen Drive), there was problem of "Disk Write Protect" and it was not formatted. How can i remove write protection from USB disk?

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