USB Storage drive registers but not accible?

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Eurofeeds

When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an original
one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as Removable Drive
(J), but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a disk into Removable
Disk (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither. Anything I can do to get
it going or is it a gonner?
 
K

Keith

Eurofeeds said:
When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an
original one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as
Removable Drive (J), but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a
disk into Removable Disk (J) - it won't allow me to format it wither.
Anything I can do to get it going or is it a gonner?

Try it on a different computer, but most likely it has been worn out or
had a failure.
 
E

Eurofeeds

Keith said:
Try it on a different computer, but most likely it has been worn out or
had a failure.

Same on all computers, but hardy been used - free one from Computeractive
magazine.
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

When I pop a USB storag drive (250mb) into any USB slot (either an original
one on the PC or off a hub) it pops up on my computer as Removable Drive (J),
but when I click on Drive J I get ' Please insert a disk into Removable Disk
(J) - it won't allow me to format it wither. Anything I can do to get it
going or is it a gonner?

Right click Computer, choose Manage, then Storage -> Disk Management.

That will tell you the status of the drive and, if needed, allow you to
format it.
 

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