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System Name | Black Panther |
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Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
It arrived from OcUK on the 20th October ie less than 3 weeks ago, 16GB USB memory stick.
The last time I used it was I copied some ebooks directly from my dad's generic USB memory stick onto it using the work pc. It worked perfectly.
Now it's just not working.
I tried it first in the laptop, instead of the normal popup window asking me what to do (play music, view files, view pics etc) I got a strange symbol on the taskbar near the clock saying that it was 'loading drivers'. It never did that before.
Then when I went into 'My Computer' on laptop the drive was no longer called Corsair but just Drive E: and it had a big question mark next to it.
I tried it also on my desktop computer and it didn't work either.
So I'm sure the trouble's with the drive.
I can't even format it!
I always took care of it, I mean I never dropped it, washed it, left it in the sun, left it near magnetic sources etc etc.
And anyway, after seeing W1zz's review of the 1GB version (he put it in a toaster, dishwasher, ran over it by car....) I thought the disk should be quite a tough one?
Does anyone have a clue please? (I feel lost without my usb )
Is it something I can correct myself (I've got a nagging feeling it's a virus......)?
Edit: on other thoughts I don't think it's a virus - my dad's generic usb disk was functioning well, he opened it and showed me the e-book which was on his usb disk, we read parts of it... then I put in my Voyager in the other USB port, created a folder called ebooks, opened the folder, copied the ebook from dad's USB and pasted it on mine.
But I can't even format it what can I do?
Or should I RMA? I would prefer not to RMA if I can correct the problem myself because I bought it from OcUK (ie overseas) and it's be kinda a hassle I presume...
Here are some pics of what I'm getting. I'll post the pics from the desktop first, and then connect laptop and post those from laptop (because I obviously can't use the stick to copy files now)
Trying to access --
Trying to format --
Trying virus scan --
Defragging --
Trying to use it in backup --
Device Manager - note no yellow '!' but funny name instead of corsair flash...
Right-click Properties -- very weird. Normally capacity shows as 15 point something GB... and it's supposed to be only 1/3 full...
Here are the laptop (vista) shots --
EDIT: I inserted it again and now it's not even showing up as a drive in 'my computer' under Vista. It still shows under XP though.
I can't do anything in disk management either. In the Vista pc the drive doesn't show up, and in the XP pc I get this:
I tried to format using the command prompt, I can't remember the exact thing to type but I tried format e: and format -e and format -e:
Still nothing.
Any advice please? Or is it a hopeless case and I should just try to RMA?
Duh I've never expected this from Corsair... I got other cheap generic usb flash drives they've been going strong for years!
The last time I used it was I copied some ebooks directly from my dad's generic USB memory stick onto it using the work pc. It worked perfectly.
Now it's just not working.
I tried it first in the laptop, instead of the normal popup window asking me what to do (play music, view files, view pics etc) I got a strange symbol on the taskbar near the clock saying that it was 'loading drivers'. It never did that before.
Then when I went into 'My Computer' on laptop the drive was no longer called Corsair but just Drive E: and it had a big question mark next to it.
I tried it also on my desktop computer and it didn't work either.
So I'm sure the trouble's with the drive.
I can't even format it!
I always took care of it, I mean I never dropped it, washed it, left it in the sun, left it near magnetic sources etc etc.
And anyway, after seeing W1zz's review of the 1GB version (he put it in a toaster, dishwasher, ran over it by car....) I thought the disk should be quite a tough one?
Does anyone have a clue please? (I feel lost without my usb )
Is it something I can correct myself (I've got a nagging feeling it's a virus......)?
Edit: on other thoughts I don't think it's a virus - my dad's generic usb disk was functioning well, he opened it and showed me the e-book which was on his usb disk, we read parts of it... then I put in my Voyager in the other USB port, created a folder called ebooks, opened the folder, copied the ebook from dad's USB and pasted it on mine.
But I can't even format it what can I do?
Or should I RMA? I would prefer not to RMA if I can correct the problem myself because I bought it from OcUK (ie overseas) and it's be kinda a hassle I presume...
Here are some pics of what I'm getting. I'll post the pics from the desktop first, and then connect laptop and post those from laptop (because I obviously can't use the stick to copy files now)
Trying to access --
Trying to format --
Trying virus scan --
Defragging --
Trying to use it in backup --
Device Manager - note no yellow '!' but funny name instead of corsair flash...
Right-click Properties -- very weird. Normally capacity shows as 15 point something GB... and it's supposed to be only 1/3 full...
Here are the laptop (vista) shots --
EDIT: I inserted it again and now it's not even showing up as a drive in 'my computer' under Vista. It still shows under XP though.
I can't do anything in disk management either. In the Vista pc the drive doesn't show up, and in the XP pc I get this:
I tried to format using the command prompt, I can't remember the exact thing to type but I tried format e: and format -e and format -e:
Still nothing.
Any advice please? Or is it a hopeless case and I should just try to RMA?
Duh I've never expected this from Corsair... I got other cheap generic usb flash drives they've been going strong for years!
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