Thumb Drive is "write protected" ??

SuperDave1685 · 06-28-08, 08:38 PM

Hey there guys. I got a 8GB PNY Attache drive here. I'm trying to format it to make it into a USB startup stick and to remove a bunch of stuff I put on it the other day. Problem is, when I go to format it, it tells me the thing is write protected. Wtf?? It gives me the same message in Windows XP as well as Vista. Can someone tell me what I need to do to "unprotect" it?

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-Dave

Malpine Walis · 06-28-08, 10:48 PM

Well, I have never seen that before. However, to change the protection status of a floppy, you would open "my computer" > right click on the drive > uncheck all four boxes at the bottom.

Hope that helps.

curtis1552 · 06-28-08, 11:42 PM

My PNY sticks tend to have a small Write protect switch on them, however i'm assuming that you looked for that.
Can you write anything to it or is it just when you try to format it?

SuperDave1685 · 06-29-08, 01:15 AM

I can't write or delete files from it.

06-28-08, 08:38 PM	Thread Starter #1
SuperDave1685 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USMC.. OoRah!!	Thumb Drive is "write protected" ?? Hey there guys. I got a 8GB PNY Attache drive here. I'm trying to format it to make it into a USB startup stick and to remove a bunch of stuff I put on it the other day. Problem is, when I go to format it, it tells me the thing is write protected. Wtf?? It gives me the same message in Windows XP as well as Vista. Can someone tell me what I need to do to "unprotect" it? : -Dave __________________ ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) *Main Rig-i7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz (1.17v), ASUS Rampage II Extreme, 12 GB Patriot DDR3 1600, ATI HD5970 @ 775/1100, SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, OCZ Revo X2 Drive SSD, 500GB, 1TB SATA, PCP&C Silencer 750W , D5 pump, Thermochill PA 120.3 w/ 3 Yate Loon Mediums, Swiftech Apogee XT*, Lian-Li PC-G75, ASUS VW226H 25.5", Logitech Z-5300e THX 5.1 Speakers My Massive PC Cleaning Thread! Heatware \| If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes, They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines. OoRah!
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06-28-08, 10:48 PM	#2
Malpine Walis Disabled Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Banned Camp	Well, I have never seen that before. However, to change the protection status of a floppy, you would open "my computer" > right click on the drive > uncheck all four boxes at the bottom. Hope that helps.
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06-28-08, 11:42 PM	#3
curtis1552 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio	My PNY sticks tend to have a small Write protect switch on them, however i'm assuming that you looked for that. Can you write anything to it or is it just when you try to format it? __________________ Desk Puter - Foxconn C51GU01; AMD X2 3800+ - Dual 2.0Ghz; 1.5gb RAM; Nvidia 6600GT pcie; Win 7 64 bit / Mint 9 NetBook - Acer Aspire One D250: 160Gb HDD: Win 7 / Backtrack 4 / Mint Debian / MeeGo Server Puter - Supermicro X5DAE; Dual Processor - E7505 XEON - Dual 2.66Ghz; 2gb RAM: Nvidia 6600GT agp; Win 7 32 bit / Mint 9. HEAT Restarting a computer is not how you fix a problem... I suffer from Fenestraephobia I don't think being turned on while turning it on is too high on the creepy list - freakdiablo
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06-29-08, 01:15 AM	Thread Starter #4
SuperDave1685 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USMC.. OoRah!!	I can't write or delete files from it. __________________ ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) *Main Rig-i7 920 D0 @ 4.2Ghz (1.17v), ASUS Rampage II Extreme, 12 GB Patriot DDR3 1600, ATI HD5970 @ 775/1100, SB X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, OCZ Revo X2 Drive SSD, 500GB, 1TB SATA, PCP&C Silencer 750W , D5 pump, Thermochill PA 120.3 w/ 3 Yate Loon Mediums, Swiftech Apogee XT*, Lian-Li PC-G75, ASUS VW226H 25.5", Logitech Z-5300e THX 5.1 Speakers My Massive PC Cleaning Thread! Heatware \| If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes, They will find the streets are guarded By United States Marines. OoRah!
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