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Dead USB flash drive
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Mar 15, 202630100 viewsConfidence Score0%
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So a friend has come to me with a problem. They have a dead USB thumb drive which no longer responds when plugged into a machine. I've tried it in a Mac and it doesn't even respond, at least on a Windows XP machine it sees that it is there but can't show it in explorer, just that whatever is plugge…
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Fix for: Dead USB flash drive
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You could pull it apart and check for a physical problem with the drive. If there isn't an obvious physical problem then either: One of the chips is fried internally. Could be from static electricity or heat. Try this set of instructions and see if …
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