USB Storage drive registers but not accible?

When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an original
one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as Removable Drive
(J), but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a disk into Removable
Disk (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither. Anything I can do to get
it going or is it a gonner?

 

Eurofeeds wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an
> original one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as
> Removable Drive (J), but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a
> disk into Removable Disk (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither.
> Anything I can do to get it going or is it a gonner?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Try it on a different computer, but most likely it has been worn out or
had a failure.


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Best Regards, Keith

 

"Keith" <kilowattradio@use-reply-to.invalid> wrote in message
news:h7anfu$2eg$1@news.eternal-september.org...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Eurofeeds wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an
>> original one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as
>> Removable Drive (J), but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a
>> disk into Removable Disk (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither.
>> Anything I can do to get it going or is it a gonner?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> Try it on a different computer, but most likely it has been worn out or
> had a failure.
>
>
> --
> Best Regards, Keith
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Same on all computers, but hardy been used - free one from Computeractive
magazine.

 

have 500gig new drive sys info shows there ,but not in my computor
possible not formatted or yours may be formatted apple?


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frog1

 

On 8/28/09, the entity Eurofeeds wrote this:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an original
> one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as Removable Drive (J),
> but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a disk into Removable Disk
> (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither. Anything I can do to get it
> going or is it a gonner?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Right click Computer, choose Manage, then Storage -> Disk Management.

That will tell you the status of the drive and, if needed, allow you to
format it.

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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com