2nd 4gb flash drive to die in 6 months

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Are there problems with high capacity flash drives? I've had 2 die in
the past 6 months. Both are the same brand, Qrisma
(http://www.qrisma.com) and they seemed to get burned out. Are they
safe to use with a usb extension cord? They seem to get VERY hot to
the touch before they go 'kaboom'. I assume these things can die at
any time, without warning. I also assume that they are not very
reliable. Anyone have any ideas?
 
bateman said:
Are there problems with high capacity flash drives? I've had 2 die in
the past 6 months. Both are the same brand, Qrisma
(http://www.qrisma.com) and they seemed to get burned out. Are they
safe to use with a usb extension cord? They seem to get VERY hot to
the touch before they go 'kaboom'. I assume these things can die at
any time, without warning. I also assume that they are not very
reliable. Anyone have any ideas?
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I've had more 4GB flash drives in for recovery than all other sizes put
together - including those from "known" brands.

They don't recover very well, either.


Odie
 
The strange thing about it...Windows recognizes it! I'm using Win2k,
and in the system>device manager listings, the flash drive is there. I
cannot get a directory in Windows Explorer, or using the search
command.

I have another computer with Win98se, and the drive won't even let the
computer boot up if it's installed. I pull the drive out of the usb
port, and the computer boots up. I leave it in, and it sits there
forever at the startup logo screen.
 
bateman said:
The strange thing about it...Windows recognizes it! I'm using Win2k,
and in the system>device manager listings, the flash drive is there. I
cannot get a directory in Windows Explorer, or using the search
command.

I have another computer with Win98se, and the drive won't even let the
computer boot up if it's installed. I pull the drive out of the usb
port, and the computer boots up. I leave it in, and it sits there
forever at the startup logo screen.
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It sounds fairly typical of those I receive for recovery.

One of the main problems with these 4GB drives is that some have a
selector switch to choose either two separate 2GB partitions, or one 4GB
partition. If you move the switch from the 4GB partition to either of
the 2GB partitions, the data gets wrecked.

Feel free to send it to me, if you like - could be an interesting one.


Odie
 
bateman said:
Are there problems with high capacity flash drives?
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Generally, no.
I've had 2 die in the past 6 months. Both are the same brand, Qrisma
(http://www.qrisma.com) and they seemed to get burned out.
Click to expand...

Then dont buy any more of those. And demand a warranty replacement too.
Are they safe to use with a usb extension cord?
Yes.

They seem to get VERY hot to the touch before they go 'kaboom'.
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They shouldnt be getting hot.
I assume these things can die a any time, without warning.
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True of anything used to store data.
I also assume that they are not very reliable.
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They're a lot more reliable than say floppys.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Buy better flash drives.
 
It sounds fairly typical of those I receive for recovery.
Click to expand...

They all go VERY hot to the touch before they go 'kaboom'?

So you are not very good at recovering exploded flash drives.
How surprising.
 
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