dstoltz Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hi Folks, I am using my new voyager 64 gig on 2 machines - Vista 32bit, and an XP Pro 32bit... I plugged it into Vista, it "Saw" it as drive M, and I started copying files to it. All the files on the drive ended up looking like hyroglyphics - so I tried to format it. In Vista, it would not allow me to format it through Explorer. So I took the drive to work. Now on my XP Pro machine, same thing - it won't let me format through explorer - so I started reading the threads here....I tried the CMD box format too - if I try to format it with FAT32, it says the volume is too big for FAT32. If I try to format it (with CMD prompt) with NTFS as the file system, it says it's not supported on this device optimized for removal. So I went into properties of the device and changed it to optimize for performance. Now when I try to format it with cmd prompt in NTFS format it says the device is write protected! What the heck is going on here? I've never had such problems with a flash drive before - and reading the threads on this forum leave me a bit worried. I've also tried the SDFormatter suggested by support in another thread. That tool doesn't allow me to select a drive (the drive dropdown is disabled in the tool)... Any help for a really frustrated user? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betamx Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 i think sdformatter only lists removable drives. try switching it back to "optimize for removal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstoltz Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Tried that - still doesn't work. Everything I try now says that it's "write protected"...? What the heck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 19, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 19, 2009 Let's get it replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace it. Be sure to check the box that says “I've already spoken to Technical Support and/or RAM Guy.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstoltz Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 RamGuy, I filled out the online RMA form (on the 19th) - and it said I should receive an email within 24 hours. It's been many days, still no email.... What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 24, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 24, 2009 What was your case number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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