Re: Verbatim Store n Go 1GB stopped working, installs wrong driverwhen plugged in.
Re: Verbatim Store n Go 1GB stopped working, installs wrong driverwhen plugged in.
mcv wrote:
> No joy.
> Just wish a could find the receipt take it back.
>
> But since a can't...
> Is there a way to change the info shown by USBView.exe?
> Like change the:
> idVendor: 0x1307
> idProduct: 0x0163
>
> back to the original? or is there more to it?
>
> So XP installs the proper driver, then I might be in with a chance?
>
This is from the usb.ids file I have on disk.
1307 Dikom
0163 512MB USB Flash Drive
It would appear they've been bought out (the chip maker, that is).
This is the latest version of the usb.ids from
http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids
1307 Transcend Information, Inc.
0163 512MB USB Flash Drive <---
1169 TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Now, the first observation, is your Verbatim product is 1GB,
and the declaration here is 512MB. It is always possible the
controller chip, supports larger flash chips. (The designs tend
to be two chips - controller and flash.)
You'll also notice that Verbatim is not in the
USB list. While chips do have the option to have
their enumeration information changed (or for
additional info to be used to distinguish them),
it could be that the 1307 0163 is "normal" for
the product. I don't know of a way to prove that
though. With flash memory, I suppose if they were
really clever, all the enum could be stored on the
flash itself. I don't know anything about that
industry at all, in terms of design practices.
One thing that is strange, is if Verbatim offers
a limited lifetime warranty, then why would they
need a sales slip ? Are they worried about
counterfeits ? You'd think it would be a simple
matter of sending it to them, and them deciding
whether to fix it or not.
I looked for software on the Verbatim site, like
a recovery program, but don't see anything that
looks interesting.
Paul
>
> mcv wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Thanks for the reply!
>> Nothin valuable I have the original data still.
>> Just gonna have a look at the pages you mentioned, see if I can fix it.
>> Thanks mate!
>>
>>
>> Paul wrote:
>>> mcv wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> When I plugged the drive in "Verbatim Store n Go 1GB" after adding
>>>> some files to it from another computer, as I have done many times,
>>>> XP went and installed the drive as something else using different
>>>> drivers!
>>>> Now I have uninstalled it, rebooted, inserted the drive again and
>>>> same result!
>>>> It now see's it as a "USBest USB2FlashStorage USB Device".
>>>> Whats going on??
>>>> How do I get it back to normal?
>>>> It shows up in my computer, but when I try to open it, it says
>>>> "please insert a disk in drive f:".
>>>> Drive shows up as zero size.
>>>> Thanks for reading, any info would be great!
>>>
>>> A person here, managed to blast a flash device, by accidently
>>> overwriting
>>> sector zero. That instantly turned it into USBest USB2FlashStorage.
>>> Now, if it claims to be a CDROM and is read-only, I don't know
>>> if it is going to be that easy to repair sector zero.
>>>
>>> http://forum.hddguru.com/usb-flash-overwritten-first-512-bytes-with-t8400.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Repair recipe here. No guarantees of course. I had loads of fun,
>>> trying to
>>> use the Transcendusa.com and could not get any information on this
>>> utility. In Google, I found one post in German, where someone used
>>> the program to reformat their USB stick to full capacity. There is
>>> otherwise, little mention of it.
>>>
>>> http://www.cdfreaks.com/reviews/Traxdata-EZ-Drive-USB-2_0-Flash-Drive---Twister-512MB/Recovery.html
>>>
>>>
>>> --->
>>> http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/Software/recovery_1002.exe
>>>
>>> Is there valuable data on it ? Or can you afford to try potentially
>>> destructive procedures on it ?
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Paul