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USB key format utility

#1 User is offline   jimf43 

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Posted 31 March 2004 - 08:18 PM

A number of people have mentioned that they are using USB key drives. These are even being used as bootable devices for some distros or, as storeage for the CD based ones. It is quite easy to inadvertently destroy the volume headers and thus make the volume inaccessible (believe me I know ;-) ). HP offers a utility that will correctly format a USB key and restore the headers. Works like a charm on any generic USB key. A good tool to have in your toolkit smile. The only down side is that it needs to be run under Window$.

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27001-27500/SP27213.exe
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 03:41 AM

Nice, but since this is a Compaq/HP softpaq, will it work in any system, or just specific Compaq/HP systems.

If any system, this is great!
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 04:44 AM

Originally posted by danleff:
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If any system, this is great!


Other postings that I viewed (there were several) said that it would work on 'any standard' USB Key. I hate to say 'all', but, it certainly did the job on my Lexar Jumpdrive which is pretty common... smile

OH, and, I also didn't mention that it's free smile!

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