USB Stick will not format...

[joxley1990]

Ok well ive got this Sony 512MB USB stick, and when I put it into my computer, it finds it ok, and adds it into My Computer.

Now, when I double click on it, It says

"The disk in drive F is not formatted, do you want to format it now"

So I click yes, and it has the format box, its set to FAT, and I click on Start, and then it says warning:formatting will erase all date on disc, so I click ok, and straight after it says "Windows was unable to complete the format" - then I exit, and another box comes up saying "The disk in drive F cannot be formatted"

Anyone got any ideas? - its worked fine before, never done this.

 

[Gamingfreak]

thats weird, try formatting it on another computer maybe?

 

[G35x]

Yeah try a different computer, or maybe a diff usb port on ur computer

 

[Half Evil]

Different usb port. And really.. that should be a fat32 storage media.

 

[xcomputer]

Try this. connect your usb while computer turn on.. then restart.. or shut it down and reboot. you got nothing to lose beside abit of time..

 

[Half Evil]

Possiblely. What is the brand of the stick anyways? Because there are some, that take quite some time just hooked up to the computer, before it works. One of them I beleive to be scandisk. Not sure thought.. DOnt really remember

 

[joxley1990]

I tried different ports, different computer, same thing, it hasnt got an option for fat32, just fat. Its a Sony 512Mb, really good, and expensive. I suppose ill be getting my one from microsoft soon though lol!

 

[AOD]

One of them I beleive to be scandisk.

Well think that wrong unless they improved them cause my 512 is scandisk and works everytime straight when I put it in. Dunno whats happened to your sony one tho, :S

 

[G35x]

Yeah our huge 16mb's should come in a 2-3 weeks ahahha

 

[pinky4life623]

r they really supposed to be 16 mb?!!
thats retarded lol