USB Flash Knowledge Base
How do I enable 8GB USB flash memory on Windows Vista home laptop? I bought an 8GB USB flash memory stick from Microcenter in Georgia. However, my Lenovo laptop with Windows vista home would not recognize the drive when it is connected through USB port. Why is this and how do I enable the use of it on my laptop? Should I update the windows vista to use 8GB memory falsh drive? The memory stick itself didn't come with any driver to install.
is it okay to install an OS onto a usb flash drive? I am planning to install Ubuntu linux onto a flash drive, but I heard that flash drives have a limited number of read/write cycles? Oh, and it is not a standard installation. I am creating a persistent live usb of ubuntu 8.10, not a "real" install. Will I have any problems with my flash drive failing?
Can a USB Flash drive be used to move saved games/files from one PS3 to another? I am just curious if it is possible, and if it is how, does one use a USB Flash drive to move saved game files from one PS3 to another. Files such as Madden rosters, draft classes, etc. I thought i read somewhere that you need to make some default directories on the root of the flash drive so that the ps3 can read it?
Can I fit a movie or two on a portable usb flash drive? How much space is needed? I was wondering how much memory I would need to download and store a movie on a portable flash drive? Would it be acceptable to get a 1gb or 2gb flash usb drive? Do I need to compress the movies? I basically would like to download a movie and watch it at work through the usb port. Also, anyone know of any good websites to download movies? How much memory does a movie take up?
How can I copy a dvd movie to a usb flash drive? I want to copy dvd movie's onto usb flash drive's to watch on my eee pc for oversea's travel. I have divx and quicktime player installed but none of them seem to want to rip the dvd to the usb. Can anyone help!
How do I update my PS3 system with the USB flash drive? I am trying to update my ps3 to the current software version 1.93. I downloaded it and it says its a .PUP file. I put it on my USB flash drive and plugged the flash drive into my ps3 but when I try to run system update from storage device, I get nothing. No update files detected. The USB drive is detected but no files on it are.
Is there a universal USB Flash Driver driver that I can install for Windows XP? I got a retarded usb flash drive and it won't work. Don't try to help me I already posted for help and everything that people reply to me it doesn't help. I know its my dumb ass computer because the flash drives work perfectly fine on others. I just need a software that will allow my WINDOWS XP to recognize my USB Flash drives. I tried going to their websites but those are only for WINDOWS 98 and won't allow me to download them.
How do I make my computer recognize the USB Flash Drive I bought? I keep getting a message that it does not recognize the device. I called the tech support for the flash drive and they took me through some steps and then said that I don't have a driver in my Windows XP that will recognize it and to call Windows support. I can't find a support number or email for Windows and I have tried to find a downloadable driver for the USB but can't find anything. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
How to run linux on a usb flash drive easily? I want a quick easy way to run linux off of a usb flash drive. That allows me to switch back and fourth between linux and windows. While the file still has to remain relatively small under 1 gig.
How to install a cd-rom bootsector to a usb flash drive? I want to install windows xp via a usb flash drive but I need to boot xp setup from it. I've tried extracting the boot sector and use mkbt to install it to a usb flash drive but in vain. Now I have to reformat my ufd because it damages the file system.
What should i do with my broken usb flash drive? I have a usb flash drive that got damaged and now when i plug it in the computer says it can't be recognized. Is their any way to fix it or any thing else i could do with it? Thw warrenty is past and i didnt have any important data i lost, it was only 64mb.
Where can I buy a lot of USB flash drives for cheap or through wholesale? I need a lot of USB flash drives for a marketing project. I dont need a lot of storage at all. Is it possible to buy 8mb or 16mb usb drives? Any wholesale companies? I need really cheap and low memory flash drives. The quality does not concern me. I just need to get as many flash drives for as cheap as possible.
How can I repair my USB Flash Drive? I have a Emprex 4G Flash Drive. When I plug it into the USB drive and click on My Computer, it is listed, but when I try to click on the Drive F Removable Storage icon, it tells me to please insert a disk into Drive F. My computer is Windows Vista. Does anyone have any tips to get this thing working again??? Thanks! When I right click, I get the same message that I need to insert a disk into drive F. And, yes, I always click on safely remove hardware!
Can a USB flash drive be used to saved games for a PC? I play a lot of RCT and want to back up my games if possible. I have a Dell Inspirion2200 it is a great laptop for what I need but I do more than just games. I have a lot of programs & was wondering if my games can be backed up & or played on a USB flash.
USB Flash Drive is write protected - How do I remove it? While transferring files from my PC to my USB Flash Drive. I received an error message - The Disk can not be written because it is write protected. Please remove the write protection from the volume in drive \Device|Harddisk1\DR5. How do I do this?
Is it possible to make a pagefile for virtual memory in a USB flash drive and use it like extra RAM? I have an USB flash drive and I want to make windows create a pagefile in it. As USB flash drive is faster than hard disks I think it would do windows faster. I tried to set the pagefile in the flash drive but windows always uses the hard disk. Any suggestion or advice? So, what tedious steps could help me to improve my system speed with my available flash drive Any trouble with use the flash drive, I mean what would my USB flash drive's life expectancy be
How to boot from USB Flash Drive with no BIOS support for it? I've created a bootable USB Flash drive with Windows XP on it, however my laptop (Gateway M520) doesn't have an option to boot from USB. I've also checked and there is no BIOS upgrade available from Gateway. Also, the main reason for this maneuver is because my CD-ROM drive is broken. However, I do have a floppy drive available. Is there anyway to boot from a floppy disk that will allow the computer to read from the USB drive?
if i return my usb flash drive will they accept it? i purchased a usb flash drive from Target by a gift card. the device is not working, so i wanna return it. but i went to the website and they said something about not being able to return or i get a deduction or something. if i return the device, will they accept it?
How do I transfer files into a USB flash drive? I bought a USB flash drive from Best Buy a couple of days ago. I tried to transfer my pictures and files into it but everytime I would do that a message would pop out saying that it was write-protected or something. Please help me!! Some people are telling me to drag and drop the files. That is what I'm doing, but like I said, that message keeps popping out. I also tried formatting it but another message pops out saying that it's write-protected.
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