USB Flash Drive v210w 16 GB Write Protected AGAIN

[rei_vilo]

Bonsoir,

Again, my 16 GB v210w went write protected.

Same problem as for lisbon_lion67 and soma8914. 

The problem appeared after I formatted it FAT32 on my Mac.

I tried to format it on XP with many USB drive utilities, but always sector is said to be =0 and an error is raised.

Is this flash drive Mac compatible?

How to change it? My dealer made one change but its policy doesn't allow a 2nd change.

Best regards, 

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rei_vilo wrote:

Hi!

After one week of usage, my new USB Flash Drive v210w 16 GB appears as Write Protected.

Impossible to add a new file, delete an old file, even format the whole USB Flash Drive. 

I tried various procedures described on forums, as

• My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePoliciesWriteProtect > Value Data set to 0 
• \devise\harddisk1\dr2

and normal formatting (Properties > Format) and low level formatting 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 tool SP27608-2.1.8.exe

but in vain.

What happened? How to resume using my USB Flash Drive normally?

I'm running a mini 311c on XP SP3.

Thank you for your help and best regards.

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[rei_vilo · Accepted solution]

Hi! 

I contacted hp support and got as an answer the name of a recovery utility Ufix.rar.  

Unfortunately, this utility doesn't recognize the v210w.

hp-branded flash USB cards are manufactured by PNY.

So I went to the PNY website and dug a little. 

Actually, the latest release is Ufix2v3. 

Ufix-II (USB Flash Driver Format Tool)	
Applicable for PNY/HP 4GB/8GB/16GB/32GB flash drive products 
(This software is not applied to A.V.S. Attaché, 
but applicable for AVS-II)	
2.98MB	
Download

http://www.pny.com.tw/pny_en/download.asp

http://www.pny.com.tw/pny_ch/upload/20101028122023052.rar

It worked and restored my USB card.

Windows and Mac OS format utilities seem not to handle correctly the USB flash card correctly.

Mac OS says there's a 16 GB drive mounted on an USB support. I can unmount the volume without eject the USB connection.

hp: Please mention this solution on the FAQ!

Best regards, 

[hamid_123]

special thanks for your gooooooooooooooooooood solution

I waste my time for 48 hour to find a good solution for formating my silicon usb flash disk and try all the low level format , , Hp format tool, and many other softwares without respons. but your sotware solved my problem in a few seconds .

MERCI