Is my thumb drive dying?

hat · Aug 26, 2012, 01:02 AM

I just downloaded an updated W7 Home Premium x64 SP1 ISO, and I was copying those files over to my W7 installation thumb drive. It seems to fail every time I copy the files over. The drive just disappears, no longer listed in My Computer. I also hear the device disconnected sound. I tried moving it from my front panel USB ports to one of the ports in the back and the same thing happened. I believe this is grounds to call it a dead drive...?

newtekie1 · Aug 26, 2012, 01:03 AM

I would call it a dead drive and move on.

hat · Aug 26, 2012, 01:08 AM

Hm, I ran the extended test in the Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tools and it passed. Strange...

Munki · Aug 26, 2012, 01:10 AM

thumb drives are cheap. Go get another and try to move the files over again. If it works, reinsert the "dead" drive and try to move the file. If it fails..

.....snatch that POS out of the USB port and throw it aginst the wall and then jump up and down on it until you feel better then throw it away.

hat · Aug 26, 2012, 01:16 AM

Hm yes, even an 8GB is under $10 now. Smashing time, it just may be... gonna be stuck burning a dvd to get this new iso stored somewhere though.

Munki · Aug 26, 2012, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hat

Hm yes, even an 8GB is under $10 now. Smashing time, it just may be... gonna be stuck burning a dvd to get this new iso stored somewhere though.

8Gb thumb drive = $10*
Blank DVD-R = $0.25*

Total = $10.25

$10.25 is worth the fun your going to have beating the Hell out of the dead drive.

*Overestamating

Aug 26, 2012, 01:02 AM	#1
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Is my thumb drive dying? I just downloaded an updated W7 Home Premium x64 SP1 ISO, and I was copying those files over to my W7 installation thumb drive. It seems to fail every time I copy the files over. The drive just disappears, no longer listed in My Computer. I also hear the device disconnected sound. I tried moving it from my front panel USB ports to one of the ports in the back and the same thing happened. I believe this is grounds to call it a dead drive...? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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Aug 26, 2012, 01:03 AM	#2
newtekie1 Semi-Retired Folder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 17,748 (6.48/day) Thanks: 780 Thanked 5,115 Times in 3,706 Posts System Specs	I would call it a dead drive and move on. __________________ Rig1: System Specs. Rig2: A8-5600K@4.4GHz / AsRock FM2A75 Pro4 / 8GB Corsair DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24 / HD7560D / Samsung DVD-Burner / 1.5TB WD Green + 3x3TB WD RED in RAID5 Rig3: Athlon X2 4200+ / M4A79 Deluxe / 4GB G.Skill Pi DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 / GT430 / Sony DVD-Burner / 500GB WD Rig4: Phenom II x6 1605T @ 3.6GHz / Asus M5A99X Evo / 8GB PNY DDR3-1600 9-9-9 / GTX470 & GTX470 / Samsung DVD-Burner / 1.5TB Seagate

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Aug 26, 2012, 01:08 AM	#3
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Hm, I ran the extended test in the Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tools and it passed. Strange... __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Aug 26, 2012, 01:10 AM	#4
Munki Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Weedopia Posts: 1,169 (0.68/day) Thanks: 114 Thanked 187 Times in 143 Posts System Specs	thumb drives are cheap. Go get another and try to move the files over again. If it works, reinsert the "dead" drive and try to move the file. If it fails.. .....snatch that POS out of the USB port and throw it aginst the wall and then jump up and down on it until you feel better then throw it away. __________________

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Aug 26, 2012, 01:16 AM	#5
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Hm yes, even an 8GB is under $10 now. Smashing time, it just may be... gonna be stuck burning a dvd to get this new iso stored somewhere though. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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