Flash Memory 4GB USB DRIVE

Hi all Merry Christmas, I have just got a new digital photo frame for Christmas and bought a flash memory usb so keep in the photo frame but when I placed it in my port nothing happens. It seemed to find it once as I had a new hardware icon flash up but I took it out as I had more photos to add to the pc before I used it. Then when I put it back it my computer beebs a green light comes on the memory stick but the green light then goes and nothing not a new memory fond icon or anything any ideas?

Thanks

Tara

 

Have you tried looking for it in computer?
Click start then computer and you should see what you have as drives, the flash drive should show up as USB device and the amount of space you have on it.

 

If you took it out without using the safely remove icon in the tray, then you may have damaged it because it might have been writing while you removed it.

 

ahhh its still not working now the green night is coming up so it looks like the memory stick is working but when i right click on a photo i then click on send to then i choose removeable disk e it says can not copy can not find the specified file make sure you specify the correct path and file name. Ahhhhhhh its so frustrating

 

Re: can not find the specified file make sure you specify the correct path and file n

Check My Computer is the USB stick listed as drive E: or another letter? If you double click the E: drive does a window open showing any files?

 

Run chkdsk on it, start, run, type in chkdsk :c/r
except replace the c for the letter of the flash drive, as Windows is probably on the c drive. There is a space between chkdsk and the :c, that is if it shows in My Computer. If not see if it shows under Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management, Disk Management. Sometimes you just need to shut down, remove, restart, and then insert. I've burned up a few, usually do to over voltage. But it should be ok if you are getting a light, probably just coruppted files.

 

Re: can not find the specified file make sure you specify the correct path and file n

hi yes it was listed as e and when i clicked on it no files or anything popped up although it is a brand new stick so it has nothing on it

 

hi just tried it again today the green light is no longer on looked in computer management it says disk 0 cdrom 0 does not mention anything about the flash stick. Also to plodr i was not writing anything to the stick when i pulled it out as I put it in remembered that i had to transfer some photos from the camera first then took it out not sure if i should try another sitck as this one was a cheap one but the reviews were good on it. It really is driving me mad!!

 

ok when i click on my computer then right click on the removeable disk (e) drive i then click on properties on the general button it shows me used space in blue the whole of the circle is full does this mean its full? it shows pink as free space there is no pink in sight

 

Hi Halo, it says file system unknown when i tried to format it nothing happens. Will look at your other message halo might take me a while as I am not a computer expert just a blonde trying at least ha ha.

 

Halo I am not sure which version I am using how do I find out? I know that sounds terrible. I am trying to use the memory stick in my computer, got it from amazon it just says Flash Memory 4GB USB DRIVE I am off to pc world in a minute need to get some bits, do yu think for its worth for 6 or 7 pounds its worth trying a different memory stick?

 

ok just back from pcworld the guy checked the memory stick in his pc and was able to move files to it no problem so the problem is not with the stick it must be with my pc

 

Did you try a USB slot in the back of the PC?

 

Hi all its working yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I can't thank you all enough for those that helped me. I tried it in a slot at the back of the pc as you said sach2 and it worked thanks so much!!

Tara

 

Ack! It gets annoying doing that. I have better luck with the U3 flash drives working from the front but they can be problematic too.

I'm beginning to understand why my brother carries around a pocketful of flash drives.