How to convert raw to ntfs with USB flash drive?

[swehelp]

I have tried the suggested way but my drive still says in order to use format this USB flash drive. But it will not format from win xp or win 7. Nothing is working any help?.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

The pen drive may be faulty so try a new one. I mean, it's not as though they cost very much.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, swehelp!

@Phillip Corcoran is right. You might be dealing with a faulty flash drive. The RAW format usually indicates a corrupted file system. If you had important data on it, I'd recommend you to turn to a professional data recovery company.
I'd suggest you to try to format it from Disk Management or DiskPart (command line).
If you are using DiskPart, make sure you know the exact drive letter of the flash drive, so you don't accidentally format some other storage drive. ( http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows7/AdminTips/Miscellaneous/HowtowipeaharddriveusingDiskpartandFormat.html )
If you do this through Disk Management, here's a link that can walk you through the steps of partitioning/formatting: http://support.wdc.com/KnowledgeBase/answer.aspx?ID=3865

Hope these help. Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD