Guest Saine Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Dear friends, I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to format in Windows XP SP3. It’s showing only 8MB. How can I get full size of it? I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting software, but didn’t find useful. On my flash memory it’s written “M.P.H Flash”. Thanks and Regards, M.Saine
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! "Saine" <Saine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83E1E9D9-429D-42B9-82EF-3BC79C9481CC@microsoft.com... > Dear friends, > I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to > format in Windows XP SP3. It’s showing only 8MB. How can I get full size > of > it? > I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting software, but > didn’t find useful. On my flash memory it’s written “M.P.H Flash”. > Thanks and Regards, > M.Saine It may have a security program on it. Look at the instructions on how to access the flash drive.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! "Saine" <Saine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83E1E9D9-429D-42B9-82EF-3BC79C9481CC@microsoft.com... > Dear friends, > I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to > format in Windows XP SP3. It's showing only 8MB. How can I get full size > of > it? > I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting software, but > didn't find useful. On my flash memory it's written "M.P.H Flash". > Thanks and Regards, > M.Saine Click Start / Run / diskmgmr.msc. What size does the Disk Manager report for your flash disk?
Guest olfart Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message news:%23uhIIGyGJHA.728@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "Saine" <Saine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:83E1E9D9-429D-42B9-82EF-3BC79C9481CC@microsoft.com... >> Dear friends, >> I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to >> format in Windows XP SP3. It's showing only 8MB. How can I get full size >> of >> it? >> I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting software, but >> didn't find useful. On my flash memory it's written "M.P.H Flash". >> Thanks and Regards, >> M.Saine > > > It may have a security program on it. Look at the instructions on how to > access the flash drive.. > > > -- Check out the HP USB Disc Format Tool at http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197
Guest John McGaw Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! Saine wrote: > Dear friends, > I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to > format in Windows XP SP3. It’s showing only 8MB. How can I get full size of > it? > I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting software, but > didn’t find useful. On my flash memory it’s written “M.P.H Flash”. > Thanks and Regards, > M.Saine Not saying that this is your problem but you should at least be forewarned that a known scam is selling mislabeled USB drives and flash memory which prove to be either inoperable empty cases or of a smaller capacity than claimed. Did you purchase yours from a reputable company? If so you should take it back and demand a replacement and have the seller demonstrate that what is being sold is as-claimed. John McGaw http://johnmcgaw.com
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 20, 2008 Posted September 20, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! "John McGaw" <nowhere@at.all> wrote in message news:u08pnOyGJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Saine wrote: >> Dear friends, >> I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to >> format in Windows XP SP3. It's showing only 8MB. How can I get full size >> of it? I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting >> software, but didn't find useful. On my flash memory it's written "M.P.H >> Flash". Thanks and Regards, >> M.Saine > > Not saying that this is your problem but you should at least be forewarned > that a known scam is selling mislabeled USB drives and flash memory which > prove to be either inoperable empty cases or of a smaller capacity than > claimed. Did you purchase yours from a reputable company? If so you should > take it back and demand a replacement and have the seller demonstrate that > what is being sold is as-claimed. > > John McGaw > http://johnmcgaw.com Good point. If this is the OP's suspicion then he should test the stick on some other PC prior to going back to the dealer.
Guest Saine Posted September 21, 2008 Posted September 21, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! Dear All, This Flash Memory is working fine on Windows Vista, its 1GB. but i want to use it with windows XP. Computer Management is also showing 8MB on windows XP. Someone has given me the web address to download one software but that is for formatting not to make full size partation. Waiting Saine. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "John McGaw" <nowhere@at.all> wrote in message > news:u08pnOyGJHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Saine wrote: > >> Dear friends, > >> I have one flash memory its size is 1GB. But once I check it and want to > >> format in Windows XP SP3. It's showing only 8MB. How can I get full size > >> of it? I searched on the net to find some Flash Memory formatting > >> software, but didn't find useful. On my flash memory it's written "M.P.H > >> Flash". Thanks and Regards, > >> M.Saine > > > > Not saying that this is your problem but you should at least be forewarned > > that a known scam is selling mislabeled USB drives and flash memory which > > prove to be either inoperable empty cases or of a smaller capacity than > > claimed. Did you purchase yours from a reputable company? If so you should > > take it back and demand a replacement and have the seller demonstrate that > > what is being sold is as-claimed. > > > > John McGaw > > http://johnmcgaw.com > > Good point. If this is the OP's suspicion then he should test the stick on > some other PC prior to going back to the dealer. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 21, 2008 Posted September 21, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! "Saine" <Saine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3E19BB35-E578-4F96-BC36-080D42903246@microsoft.com... > Dear All, > This Flash Memory is working fine on Windows Vista, its 1GB. but i want > to > use it with windows XP. > Computer Management is also showing 8MB on windows XP. > Someone has given me the web address to download one software but that is > for formatting not to make full size partation. > Waiting > Saine. > It's time to try the various suggestions you received.
Guest Saine Posted September 21, 2008 Posted September 21, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! Dear, I tried all the suggestions. but my problem is still there. FYI SaiNe "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Saine" <Saine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3E19BB35-E578-4F96-BC36-080D42903246@microsoft.com... > > Dear All, > > This Flash Memory is working fine on Windows Vista, its 1GB. but i want > > to > > use it with windows XP. > > Computer Management is also showing 8MB on windows XP. > > Someone has given me the web address to download one software but that is > > for formatting not to make full size partation. > > Waiting > > Saine. > > > > It's time to try the various suggestions you received. > > >
Guest John McGaw Posted September 21, 2008 Posted September 21, 2008 Re: Flash Memory is 1 GB but it shows 8MB only! Saine wrote: > Dear All, > This Flash Memory is working fine on Windows Vista, its 1GB. but i want to > use it with windows XP. > Computer Management is also showing 8MB on windows XP. > Someone has given me the web address to download one software but that is > for formatting not to make full size partation. > Waiting > Saine. snip... You say that the memory is "working fine on Windows Vista". What do you mean by that? Have you tried saving some number of files, close to 1gB worth of them, on the drive in Vista and then tried reading them back? If you mean simply that Vista reports the capacity as 1gB then it could be using a different method than XP to query the capacity and is being tricked. A 1gB drive should certainly be able to save perhaps 800mB worth of files even after formatting. Perhaps music files or some other that would easily reveal corrupt data. Testing should take only a few minutes. BTW, for normal use, no special formatting software is needed for removable flash memory -- the usual FAT format command does it properly. You could also use the DIR command in the CMD box to see what it thinks about the flash. John McGaw http://johnmcgaw.com
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