i-ball 4gb pen drive WRITE PROTECTED!!!

[george101]

hi guys i hav got a new problem... my new pen drive which is almost 2 week old is now showing this problem after i copy some 2gb stuff into it.. till then there is no problem but after some 2gb it says cannot sopy as disk is write protected... i tried formatting it in xp but it didnt help and i cant full format it in vista as it gets stuck after some 50%... wat shud i do????

Plz reply....... any1..........

 

[shaunak]

Some general things I would try:
* Changing the USB port I was attaching it to, (try backpanel)
* Using the NTFS file system
* Trying it out on another computer

If these fail then the drive seems to be defective, get it replaced.

 

[sushantvirdi]

Make sure it is not one of the chinese fake one's

 

[Ph4x0r]

I had similar problems with my iball pd.Its not a good buy.

 

[george101]

its a genuine i-ball pendrive and my friend who is using transcend 8gb is also facing the same problem... wat shud i do?

 

[krates]

tell the price you bought for and it will be clear that you bought a chinese one or not :O

 

[george101]

700rs.........

 

[VexByte]

Try Full formatting/replace it.

 

[shaunak]

Get it replaced if its under warranty. No use struggling with it.