Verbatim USB not recognized. NO threads, forums, "solutions" provided work.

[catsgarden]

I have a Verbatim USB 16GB that is not recognized by Windows 7.

In disk management it shows up as Disk 1, Removable E: but underneath it says "No Media".

When I go to cmd, diskpart, list volumes, it shows up as volume 3. I select volume 3, but I keep getting errors that the device is not ready, or cannot open volume, or please insert disk.

In device manager under disk storage I see "Verbatim Micro Plus USB device". If I right-click on properties then populate the volume, it reports:
Disk: Disk 1
Type: Removable
Status: No Media
Partition Style: Not applicable
Capacity: 0 MB
Unallocated space: 0 MB
Reserved space: 0 MB
And under Volume, capacity is at 0.

I have been scouring the net for solutions for 3 days, and nothing works. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, tried diskpart, tried changing drive letters, but that option is always greyed-out. Basically, it recognizes there's a usb, but it can't open it. Write-protected? I tried removing protection, but that did not work.

PLEASE help!

 

[Saga Lout]

Linux can often mount a disk or drive when Windows cannot so it's worth a try. You can download a Linux OS abd burn it to a disk to create a bootable CD then run that without impacting on your existing system in any way.

Pop the USB stick in and see if it turns up on the Desktop. Be patient if it doesn't appear immediately and don't try too hard to get into it until it's actually mounted. Right click or hover the mouse over it to see the current status.

Try PCLinuxOS from http://www.pclinuxos.com.

 

[Ra_V_en]

Is that a brand new stick? Was it bought as a special deal from e-bay at some extremely low price?

 

[catsgarden]

Linux can often mount a disk or drive when Windows cannot so it's worth a try. You can download a Linux OS abd burn it to a disk to create a bootable CD then run that without impacting on your existing system in any way.

Pop the USB stick in and see if it turns up on the Desktop. Be patient if it doesn't appear immediately and don't try too hard to get into it until it's actually mounted. Right click or hover the mouse over it to see the current status.

Try PCLinuxOS from http://www.pclinuxos.com.

 

[catsgarden]

Thank you, Saga. I will try that.