Flash drive problem - slow data transfer

[mohanapte]

My flash drive (Imation, 1GB) has off late been behaving strangely.
Have been trying to transfer data from my PC (Win XP) onto it and it
takes 102 minutes to transfer 236 MB of data.

I remember connecting it to a Windows 98 PC sometime back and trying to
transfer data. It was not detected on the Win 98 PC. However, could it
have been corrupted the FAT due to this?

I tried formatting it and then copying, however it did not help
matters. After formatting, it shows the status as healthy. However,
data transfer still takes ages!

How do I get the flash drive back in good running condition. Any help
from this forum is helpfull.

Thanks in advance,

MA

 

[paulmd]

My flash drive (Imation, 1GB) has off late been behaving strangely.
Have been trying to transfer data from my PC (Win XP) onto it and it
takes 102 minutes to transfer 236 MB of data.

I remember connecting it to a Windows 98 PC sometime back and trying to
transfer data. It was not detected on the Win 98 PC. However, could it
have been corrupted the FAT due to this?

I tried formatting it and then copying, however it did not help
matters. After formatting, it shows the status as healthy. However,
data transfer still takes ages!

How do I get the flash drive back in good running condition. Any help
from this forum is helpfull.

Thanks in advance,

MA

Try using the flash drive an another XP computer. Is it still painfully
slow?

This will help separate a problew with the drive, vs a problem with
your computer.

 

[mohanapte]

I downloaded the Imation flash drive formatting tool and formatted the
drive. It seems to be working OK now.

Thanks