USB "no media" "Please Insert disk into drive X:"

[Siktec]

My USB will show up and work perfectly in my grandmas laptop, but on my desktop I'm getting the whole "No Media" "Please insert disk into drive X:"

Any ideas on what to do to fix this? I've already tried changing the drive letter, reformatted it on my grandmas laptop. Put a picture on it from my grandmas laptop to see if my desktop would then recognize it.. but nothing is working.

 

[COLGeek]

Did you try another USB port? Also, in Device Manager, are all of your USB devices working properly?

 

[Siktec]

Did you try another USB port? Also, in Device Manager, are all of your USB devices working properly?

I tried all of them.. and yes device manager recognizes it, but it is unable to format it or anything.. Since it says "no media" My computer works fine with my external hard drive.. and this USB drive works fine on my grandmas laptop as I said.. So I don't know what to do.

 

[COLGeek]

Do any other USB drives (not HDDs) work with this system? Is it only the one USB drive?

 

[Siktec]

As far as what I've used this is the only one to have a problem.

 

[COLGeek]

In Disk Management, does the device appear? If so, what status does it show?

 

[Siktec]

Disk 1
Removable F:
No Media

 

[COLGeek]

Is this, by chance, an encrypted USB drive?

 

[Siktec]

I'm not entirely sure what that would mean.. but I wouldn't think so. Is there a way to check?

 

[COLGeek]

There are some USB drives that use special encryption so that they will only open on systems with special software installed. What make/model is the USB drive in question?

This is doubtful in this situation, but I am trying to explore all possibilities. Also, I assume you have admin rights on the system you are trying to access this drive on, is that correct?

 

[Siktec]

It's a Lexar twist turn or something along those lines. Yes I do have administrator rights.

Something I might add.. this USB worked with my laptop and this desktop before I tried to turn it into a bootable USB. I just don't know why after formatting it and everything it won't work again. It only works on my grandma's laptop.

 

[COLGeek]

Try reformatting the drive on another system, not as a bootable drive and see if you can access it then.

 

[COLGeek]

I assume you made the bootable drive with your grandma's laptop, correct?

 

[Siktec]

I already reformatted it on my grandmas laptop.

 

[COLGeek]

And you still can't read it?

 

[Siktec]

I actually made it on the computer that won't recognize it anymore.

 

[COLGeek]

What capacity is the drive?

 

[COLGeek]

Looking at some Lexar links now trying to find you an answer to the problem. 'Tis an odd one.

 

[Siktec]

It's 4gb.. and thanks for the help man. I've looked far and wide and nothing seems to help. I've tried UFD Doctor or whatever it's called.. and I get an error with that.. and blahhhhh

 

[COLGeek]

Scan through this link for any possible solutions you haven't already tried:

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/80786.aspx

 

[Siktec]

Now it's not recognizing it at all.. Saying Unknown Device.. Could I use this to my advantage at all?

 

[COLGeek]

I suspect that the device is defective in some way. USB drives are notorious for failing, often in odd ways.

I am baffled how one, and seemingly only one, system can access the device. Short of it being encrypted with something like TrueCrypt or BitLocker, I am at a loss.

 

[Siktec]

It's really weird.. I sometimes have to plug it in a few times for even the one laptop to recognize it as well.. So I don't know what's going on. It worked PERFECT before I tried putting Ubuntu on it.

 

[COLGeek]

Sounds coincidental (the Ubuntu part). I suspect the male USB port on the drive is the problem and it isn't making good enough contact to work properly. The multiple tries is the give away. Just a guess though at this point.

 

[Siktec]

Oh my lord.. I sat here for like 5 mins manually making my lexar have intercourse with the usb slot.. and it finally recognized it as "Lexar Usb Drive" and i can access it..