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Name: tsinn
Date: April 8, 2009 at 03:00:54 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Prof SP3
CPU/Ram: 3Mhz/2Gb
Product: Dane elec / 4gb
Subcategory: Input Devices
Comment:

USB stick Dane Elec 4Gb (USB2.0) is recognised by the (any) computer as a CD/ROM drive and asks to put in a CD/DVD. So I cann't see the data on the stick.
I quess some bootsequence on the stick has been changed.
How do I get my USBstick back?!



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Response Number 1
Name: JRComp
Date: April 8, 2009 at 05:56:53 Pacific
Reply:

Have you tried reformatting it?

My name is JRComp, and I approve this message.


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Response Number 2
Name: tsinn
Date: April 10, 2009 at 00:53:39 Pacific
Reply:

well, the intention is to retrieve my data , not to format and lose the data!


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Response Number 3
Name: tsinn
Date: April 10, 2009 at 02:06:36 Pacific
Reply:

Right mouse click > Format> no reaction on screen!


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