USB drive not recognized.
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Hello,
I have suddenly lost the use of my USB drive, which no longer appears in my PC.
However, I can find it via the disk management tool, but it indicates No media, and the capacity shown is 0 MB.
Moreover, the chkdsk command returns the following error: Unable to open the volume for direct access.
Data recovery software does not detect the USB drive.
What do you think?
5 réponses
Hello.
Try it on another PC; if it's the same, it seems that your key is apparently faulty.
bazfile
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Hello,
Tell me more about your USB drive (Brand, Model, Size) * If applicable
And create a report with ChipGenius
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/ChipGenius.shtml
With a right-click in the ChipGenius window > "Ok" > Paste (In your next reply)
Note: It may be perceived as a virus even though it is not.
Disable the real-time protection of your antivirus while performing this operation
If you want the latest version (sometimes it provides more information), download it here at the bottom of the usbdev.ru site
Thank you for your response. This is a Verbatim 8GB USB flash drive.
Description: [D:]Mass Storage Device USB (NAND USB2DISK)
Device Type: Mass Storage Device
Protocol Version: USB 2.00
Current Speed: High Speed
Max Current: 100mA
USB Device ID: VID = FFFF PID = 1201
Device Revision: 0000
Manufacturer: NAND
Product Model: USB2DISK
Product Revision: 0.00
Controller Vendor: FirstChip
Controller Part-Number: FC1178BC
Flash ID code: 454C98A37651 - SanDisk - 1CE/Single Channel [TLC] -> Total Capacity = 16GB
Tools on web: http://dl.mydigit.net/search/?type=all&q=FC1178BC
Possible Flash Part-Number
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Unknown
Flash ID mapping table
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[Channel 0] [Channel 1]
454C98A37651 --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
4555FFFFFFFF --------
It's either a 16GB or 8GB USB key, no more.
You won't be able to recover the data if you flash the firmware, but it may be able to repair the key.
The tools for FirstChip controllers are here https://www.usbdev.ru/files/firstchip/
The tools that may interest you are the first 4 from the top, but especially the 3rd and 4th (MPTool), I don't know if you'll need the first or the second (APTool) before MPTool.
Start with the latest versions available (at the bottom) of FirstChip FC1178/FC1179 MpTools
Here https://www.usbdev.ru/files/firstchip/fc1179mptools/
FirstChip FC1178/FC1179 MpTools V1.0.5.2 (2022-06-01)
If that doesn't work, try older versions...
Thank you for your response. What interests me above all is to recover the data that was on my USB stick.
I tried the FirstChip FC1178/FC1179 MpTools V1.0.5.2 (2022-06-01), but it gives me error message number 19. I don't know what that means.
I will try the other versions this evening.
Best regards,