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Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello everyone, please I really need help, I have a 128 GB USB drive that was acting up, then I flashed it with FirstChip. After flashing, my USB drive now has only 4GB. Please help me get my 128GB capacity back. Thank you in advance.

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    Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Always the same 4 GB

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    1. Tomy
       

      Hello

      What key, exact reference?

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    2. MPMP10 Posted messages 47354 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 968
       

      Has the diskpart command been executed?

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      1. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066 > MPMP10 Posted messages 47354 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        Hello MPMP10

        I've often seen fake 128GB = 32GB

        4GB as the actual memory chip is also possible, that's why when flashing, the FirstChip tool gave it its real usable capacity in my opinion.

        ChipGenius detects the hardware directly, often but not always the memory chip that is hidden behind the controller.

        I'm waiting for feedback on the ChipGenius data, before or after flashing.

        Let's get an idea of the hardware.

        @+

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      2. MPMP10 Posted messages 47354 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 968 > fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         

        Hello fabul

        I thought the same thing about the fact that the software in question ultimately just restored the actual capacity.

        If @Lacina236 ran the diskpart command (this command leaves no room for doubt…) then it’s dead and evidently, he did it.

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  3. Kori-Kori Posted messages 2404 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   413
     

    Hello and Merry Christmas to everyone,

    4gigas would correspond to a Fat32 formatting.

    Have you tried an NTFS formatting?

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    1. vieu bison boiteu Posted messages 44334 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   3 591
       

      hi

      I hadn't seen that one

      FAT32 formatting => 4 gigs ??????

      bye

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      1. valmara69 > vieu bison boiteu Posted messages 44334 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
         

        Hello, well yes and no...

        In FAT32, you can go up to a maximum of 2TB for a partition, but the limitation concerns the size of files, which must not exceed 4294967295 bytes (2³² − 1) for each file. That’s all.

        The best thing is to format it in exFAT if it's meant to be used on both a recent tablet, a PC, or a smartphone.

        As for the USB stick mentioned earlier, it is indeed the announced size, but it runs really slow... I have the same one and I checked it. However, you definitely shouldn't change its firmware... fatal error... You have to be careful with all these utilities that are more or less reliable and are meant for people who have some familiarity with this kind of extreme manipulation.

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      2. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066 > valmara69
         

        Hello,

        There was probably a good reason to flash it in the first place.

        And there are brands and controllers that are more reliable than others, or with a tool that’s easier for production, sorting...

        Flashing the firmware of a drive is not necessarily a fatal error.

        When the need arises...

        You have the same one, you can format it and then check it with H2testw.

        It’s very handy for detecting the actual and reliable memory (Maximum allocated by the firmware) of a memory chip.

        Good drive, or Fake Flash, or not properly flashed (Which includes dead blocks in the allocated memory) or simply unreliable.

        https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/11535-h2testw/

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  4. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     

    Hello,

    What does the ChipGenius log say?

    Create a report (with the key connected) using ChipGenius.

    Right-click in the ChipGenius window and then left-click on "Ok," then use Ctrl + V to paste the text in your next reply here.

    Note: It may be perceived as a virus when it is not a virus at all.

    Disable the real-time protection of your antivirus while performing this operation, or add the files to exceptions.

    https://www.cjoint.com/c/LIepeZzEuZs

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  6. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Good evening everyone, thank you very much for responding. Please excuse me, I traveled without my laptop. If I come back, I will do as you suggested and then I will get back to you.

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  7. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    The USB drive had a "no media" issue and then I flashed it, and now I see 4GB. I formatted it with Diskpart and I still see the same 4GB.

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  8. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Is NTFS formatting done in diskpart?

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    1. MPMP10 Posted messages 47354 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   18 968
       

      Right-click on the drive in the explorer to format it.

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  9. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Hello everyone, I formatted it with NTFS, still the same thing.

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  10. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Mr. Fabul, here is what you asked me for:

    *ChipGenius
    Description: [E:] USB mass storage device (VendorCo ProductCode)
    Device Type:        Mass Storage Device

    Protocol Version: USB 2.00
    Current Speed: High Speed
    Max Current: 100mA

    USB Device ID: VID = 346D PID = 5678
    Serial Number: 2664251003292078067

    Device Vendor: USB
    Device Name: Disk 2.0
    Device Revision: 0200

    Manufacturer: VendorCo
    Product Model: ProductCode
    Product Revision: 2.00

    Controller Vendor: FirstChip
    Controller Part-Number: FC1179
    Flash ID code:      89D3AC32C600 - Intel - 1CE/Single Channel [QLC] -> Total Capacity = 1GB

    Tools on web:       http://dl.mydigit.net/search/?type=all&q=FC1179

    *ChipEasy
    Logical drive   : E:\            Capacity:  0.0G
    Device ID       : VID = 346D     PID = 5678
    Device SN       : 2664251003292078067
    Device version  : 2.00

    Device vendor   : VendorCo
    Device model    : ProductCode
    Protocol        : USB2.0
    Max power       : 100mA

    Partition type  :                Device active   : 
    Aligned state   : Misaligned

    Network error, the request for chip model failed!
    OS Version      : Windows 8 Professional 

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  11. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    Before flashing it was VID: FFFF PID: 1202

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
       

      4GB is already better than 1GB > (Detected by ChipGenius)

      Flash ID code:      89D3AC32C600 - Intel - 1CE/Single Channel [QLC] -> Total Capacity = 1GB

      Now you can verify it with H2testw to ensure that the 4GB is completely reliable.

      https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/11535-h2testw/

      If you want a real USB key of 128GB or more, you need to buy it from a reliable seller.

      A brand like Patriot or SanDisk makes increasingly affordable 1TB drives.

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  12. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    With h2testw I see 4GB. Please, I would really like to know if it's not possible to flash my USB stick to have 128GB? Since it was 128GB, now after I flashed it with FirstChip, it shows 4GB. I don't understand why after flashing I have 4GB instead of 128GB. Please help me. Could someone explain this discrepancy? Thank you in advance.

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
       

      Because it’s a real 4GB memory

      Before, it was just a fake 128GB low-cost drive that contained a real 4GB memory

      The firmware was tampered with to make Windows believe it could hold 128GB

      This leads to UNRELIABLE drives with which you simply lose your data.

      Often, sellers write this in tiny print in the sales contract, to avoid being held accountable for returns.

      You need to read carefully, or inform yourself, do research to avoid being scammed like this.

      You can request a refund by showing the ChipGenius log, or leave a comment on the sales site so that others don’t get caught.

      PS:

      If upon receipt you had formatted it and checked it with H2testw, you would have had immediate proof of tampering.

      ChipGenius helps, and can serve as additional proof, but H2testw tests for errors.

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  13. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    I had put files on it that were more than 4GB

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
       

      In this case, they are lost, copied from a memory that does not exist.

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  14. Lacina236 Posted messages 16 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     

    So it was a counterfeit USB stick that claimed to be 128GB but actually only had 4GB. I wonder how this kind of trafficking could be possible.

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    1. fabul Posted messages 42158 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
       

      Scammers use cheating programs to flash them.

      Then, since it's poorly done, you noticed it by finding "No Media" in Disk Management.

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