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What is the correct way to remove a USB flash drive from a PS3? When you remove a USB flash drive from a computer you're suppose to right click the bottom right icon and click safely remove. Is there some method like that for PS3? Or do you just eject the flash drive when its not in use?
How do I start my usb flash drive after I put it into my computer? I just bought a Sandisk Curzer Micro Usb flash drive so I can put all of my school work onto it and I put it into my computer but can't seem to get it working. I put it in the right usb spot but nothing is happening...what do i do?
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 measure how fast my usb flash drive is transferring data? I have a 2.0 USB port with an 8gb flash drive that advertised as running a transfer rate at 480kb. How can I measure the speed?
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!
Can I use a usb flash drive to get downloaded saved games to my ps3? See, I just got metal gear solid 4. And the stealth and the big boss face camo look really awesome. So I decided to download a saved game.My question is, can I use a usb flash drive to transfer it from my pc to my ps3?
How can I remove that recycled folder from my usb flash disk? There's this "recycled" folder that always appears in my usb flash disk. I've formatted my usb but it's still there. I think it's a virus. How can I remove it?
How do I get my iMac to recognize a USB Flash drive? I have tried two different USB Flash drives. They are recognized initially, followed by an error message, and then they disappear from the desktop. Thank you.
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 it safe to disconnect a USB flash memory without stopping it first? An icon in the taskbar reminds us to safely remove hardware(USB flash memory). Is it absolutely necessary?
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 can a Chinese USB Flash Disk and Webcmera Factory to research a partner in the USA and Australia? We are a Chinese Factory with the main products :USB flash disk , web camera and stationeries. We want to develop the USA and Australian market.How can i do ,what can i do to get wholesales who are interesting in our products.If you are intersting in our products , you can visit our website: www.yyeegroup.com. or email me: terry2233@hotmail.com .Thanks a lot.
How can a Chinese USB flash disk and webcamera factory to search a partner in the USA and Australia? We are a Chinese factory with main products USB flash disk ,web camera and stationeries.We want to develop the USA and Australian market.How can do? what can i do to get the wholesales in the two countries.If you are interesting in our products you can visit our website: www.yyeegroup.com
How do you transfer music files from a USB Flash Drive to Windows Media Player? I have music files stored on a USB Flash Drive and need to transfer them to a new computer. How do I get them into Windows Media Player?
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!
What is the name of the usb flash stick which you can plug into your car to listen to music.? What is that thing called that looks like a usb flash stick (on which you can store music) and that you can put into a sort of usb port in your car to listen to music. I think it works by sending some radio signals. Please help!
What happens to data on a USB flash drive if I hibernate the laptop before ejecting it? If I'm using a USB flash drive on a laptop and I don't eject it, but hibernate/sleep the computer, is it okay to remove the flash drive? Will I lose data?
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.
Can you rip a Game CD onto a USB flash drive to play on other computers? Can you rip a Game CD onto a USB flash drive to play on other computers? Assuming the original game cd, and the usb is a U3 and can run apps without installing onto other computers and running the app on itself.
Is there a way to install a program to a usb flash drive? I want to view my security cameras at work but I can't install the viewer program on my work's computer. Is there a way to install and run it from my usb flash drive? If now, what could I do. Thanks.
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.
Can I transfer over video and music files from one computer to another using a USB flash drive? I just got a laptop and I was wondering if I could transfer all my video (movie) files and music (mp3) files that are stored on my desktop onto the laptop through a USB flash drive/memory stick? Or is there any other way to transfer all that data faster and easier? Thanks!
How and where do I find the software that runs on my usb flash mp4 player? I accidently overwrote on my usb mp4 player with a boot file. It no longer plays music and nothing works on it. When I try to use it as a storage device it is only showing a few megabites of memory space when this is a 4 gig flash drive.
Can I use a USB flash drive to save XBOX 360 data, instead of an XBOX 360 memory card? Since the XBOX 360 has USB slots shouldn't it be able to read a flash drive if inserted?
Can you use a usb flash drive to transfer an xbox live account from 1 xbox360 to another? I recently got an xbox 360 and i was wondering if i could transfer an xbox live account i created on my friends xbox360 to mine using a usb memory device(either harddrive or flash drive) so i could play online and not have to create a new account/ lose all my achievements.Or is there another way to transfer the account?
How can I use a USB Flash drive by plugging it into my router? I want to be able to plug in a USB Flash drive into my router and have it appear on my network. My router is a new n one, the new D-Link DIR-655. If you could help with this that would be awesome.
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 long do I have to wait for my usb flash drive to dry? I dropped my USB flash drive in rubbing alcohol (don't ask) how long do I have to wait for to dry for use? BTW it was completely under.
Can I copy a program that I taped on my DirecTV onto a USB flash drive? My DirecTV has a USB port. If I hook it up, could I copy the program onto my flash drive? And how would I do it if it is possible? Thanks!
How Do I Burn An ISO to a USB Flash Drive? I have a 8gb USB flash drive and would like to burn an iso to it, and then boot from it. My laptop boots from usb, I just dont know how to burn the iso to it.
When I use a USB Flash Drive will it be Good Quality on my TV? I want to put a WMV file on a usb flash drive of mine, showing clips of movies that I ripped from a DVD, to my computer. I plan to watch it on my Xbox 360. How will the video and audio quality be when I play it?
How do I download dvd movies to USB flash drive using my computer.? I am trying to download couple dvd movies to my usb flash drive thru my computer which has a dvd player.
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 You Put Music on a USB Flash Drive? how can you actually write music to a usb flash drive? maybe recommend certain usb drives.
How do you remove write protection from a flash USB device? I wanted to retreive an important file from a USB flash device but its saying i cant because it is write protected. How does this happen. Is it repairable or i have to get rid of the device with all the files, please help
When I copy files to my usb flash drive all that I see are weird characters, why? I bought an 8G usb flash drive on Ebay. Sometimes when I copy files to it, it looks as though the files are on the drive but when I connect it to a computer all that's there are weird characters and no files. What causes this?
How can I use a USB Flash Memory as a Dongle or Ikey replacement ? How can I use a USB Flash Memory as a Dongle or Ikey replacement what are applications support that?
What is the largest USB flash drive WIndows XP computer will be able to handle? What is the largest GB usb flash drive my windows xp can handle?
How do I transfer recorded videos from my dvr to a USB flash drive? I need to know how to transfer my recorded videos to a usb flash drive (if thats possible). The dvr I have is one of those from comcast. i noticed there was a usb slot on it, but i do not know how to transfer the videos. Please help ASAP
How can I stop Media Player from prompting to autosync everytime I plug in my usb flash drive? Windows Media Player always prompts "How do you want to sync this device?" everytime i plug my usb flash disk. How do i stop it? Can someone help? Its annoying especially since WMA switches to boring full mode each time I plug my usb flash disk.
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.
How do I save pics/video/audio from my USB flash drive to my PS3? Is it possible to save my pics/videos/audio files from my USB flash drive to my PS3? I know with the Xbox 360, you can plug your USB drive in and save photos as ur background, but can you do the same on the PS3?
whats the difference between the usb flash drive and the card reader? i just bought a card reader, do you think the usb flash drive is better? im not sure.
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