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Kingston USB Memory Stick wont read

Dec 27, 2010 4:48AM PST

I have three USB memory sticks - two out of the three work - the Kingston has stopped reading. When I plug this in the LED flashes on the stick but nothing else happens.Do I assume that this is now "Terminally finished" or is the some action I can take

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Some members are
Dec 27, 2010 4:54AM PST

Some members are using some HP USB STORAGE FORMAT TOOL to bring back sticks. Worth a try if these are out of warranty.
Bob

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Kingston USB Memory Stick wont read by x2034
Dec 29, 2010 3:32AM PST

Typical failure modes, listed in no particular order, are

Bad spot on the card (this can be handled with ZAR, esp. if not too many bad spots. Download ZAR now).
Bad spot causing the card to lock up. I.e. once you accessed that bad spot, all read attempts fail till a power cycle.
Device firmware problem causing the device to report zero capacity. This essentially renders the device inaccessible to any software.
Mechanical failure - broken or jammed connection (most common being USB connector bent or broken loose from the USB stick)

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Beyond ZAR
Dec 29, 2010 3:42AM PST