Fried Flash Drive?

[bjd80]

Hi

I have a flash drive that I have had for awhile. The other day my macbook pro wouldn't recognize it. I have tried it in several other computers, both windows and mac, but they won't recognize the drive. I took the plastic case off and put just the 'guts' - aka the chip and male usb end in but the LED won't even light up. However, the drive does get hot to the touch.

Any suggestions for bringing it back to life or should i just suck it up and get a new flash drive?

Thanks!

 

[itickings]

Just get a new one. Flash drives are cheap.

If there is valuable data on the drive that you don't have backed up and need to get extracted, it might be possible (but most likely expensive) to do so.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

i could suggest you to get a new one! one that is great try asking which ones are durable and long lasting, but if your drive has some important stuff in it, try going to a pro! not a swindler a real honest Techie Pro!

What does that even mean?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

you hate me dont you? some flash drives are soooooo cheap that they become useless and broken when dropped or over used. that what i meant genius!

Considering your post history, my feelings towards you are bordering on hate, but not quite there yet.

Anyway, I was more referring to this:

try going to a pro! not a swindler a real honest Techie Pro!

But thanks, for disproving some of my points, not 85 though.

 

[pat park]

you hate me dont you? some flash drives are soooooo cheap that they become useless and broken when dropped or over used. that what i meant genius!

you need to come up with useful answers.

Most of your posts are full of unintelligible banter that adds nothing to the conversation. Please, think before you type!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

hhmmm.... so how about this. i won't post anymore. i'll just read and im doing this for your peace of mind.

You can post, but maybe do it in a more intelligible way?
And what about your iBook G4 thread? Or is that solved now and you already got your answers?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

somebody should close that thread. it was solved now. i was cheated alright! that's what you want to hear?! i hope your happy now. I'm trying to post intelligent and "closely connected to the point" posts.

I didn't want to hear that, but since you never answered all the questions, and posted in that thread several times, I may just have become a bit frustrated.

Anyway, sorry to hear, that you got cheated. Could you return the iBook? If not, I hope, you don't consider that person a friend anymore, since such behaviour between friends is beneath contempt.

Have a good day, and sorry I came of as rude towards you.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

it's ok. i guess it was just inevitable in a way to be cheated. i never saw Jake again. damn him. nevermind. it a tough lesson for a first time mac user. i gave the mac to my brother, he needs that old stuff. i'm going to save up and buy a new one, not a secondhand, a new Mac iBook the one that was made on mid 2005. it seems that friends are to be trusted too much.

Apple switched to Intel in 2006, thus any 2005 Mac will be either an iBook, PowerBook, iMac, eMac, Mac mini or PowerMac and using an abandoned CPU architecture.
Look here for more specifics: www.everymac.com