• I have a dead flash drive
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I need a fun way to dispose of it. So far I've been suggested to a) bake it to see if it'll work again, b) burn it, c) drive over it, d) make a usb fish out of it.
Stick your dick in it.
[QUOTE=Somebody_404;31248191]Stick your dick in it.[/QUOTE] D: I'd rather not.
[QUOTE=PIDGINZ;31248167]I need a fun way to dispose of it. So far I've been suggested to a) bake it to see if it'll work again, b) burn it, c) drive over it, d) make a usb fish out of it.[/QUOTE] How did it die? That is important if you want to see if you can get it working again. Driving over it won't do anything. You would have to sandwich it between two boards and drive over the boards. Just placing the flash drive on the ground with rubber tires it will hold up better than you think. Baking it would be uneventful. Burning it would be uneventful. I guess the fish option is the only one that would be useful.
[QUOTE=Squad;31248243]How did it die? That is important if you want to see if you can get it working again. Driving over it won't do anything. You would have to sandwich it between two boards and drive over the boards. Just placing the flash drive on the ground with rubber tires it will hold up better than you think. Baking it would be uneventful. Burning it would be uneventful. I guess the fish option is the only one that would be useful.[/QUOTE] It won't format, seems to be permanently write protected. My dad brought it home from work the other day and said I could have it if I could fix it. Windows 98 startup disk won't fix it, windows 7's format and diskpart won't fix it, linux's fdisk and gparted and mkdosfs won't fix it, so I gave up. There's always an IO error or an error closing the file. Oh and chkdsk just spams me with tons of broken chains and then tells me only 32mb of the 8gb are usable.
If it's giving out write/read errors I'm guessing all read/write cycles have been used up.
If you own a gun and a guns license go to a range or someplace where you can use it as a target for accuracy testing.
If you want, see if you can use the case for a micro something or other, like a torch.
hook it up to your 220/120V wall socket, than microwave it [editline]21st July 2011[/editline] you can use regular 5 volts and also microwave it
[QUOTE=cdlink14;31249427]If it's giving out write/read errors I'm guessing all read/write cycles have been used up.[/QUOTE] That was my guess, but apparently this thing is only a year old. That's some pretty intense usage. I can't get a gun license yet, I'm 18 in December only. That and my mom hates guns.
[QUOTE=PIDGINZ;31250140]That was my guess, but apparently this thing is only a year old. That's some pretty intense usage. I can't get a gun license yet, I'm 18 in December only. That and my mom hates guns.[/QUOTE] What type of work is it that your fathers workplace does? That'll be a big hint as to whether it's been used intensely or not.
Walk around town yelling [B]ALIEN DEVICE[/B] and throw it at people. Attempt to pick it up and do it again.
[QUOTE=cdlink14;31250718]What type of work is it that your fathers workplace does? That'll be a big hint as to whether it's been used intensely or not.[/QUOTE] It was his colleague's, who is a "systems architect" or programmer for short. I'm over trying to fix it, I want to break it now :D
[B]KILL IT WITH FIRE[/B] [IMG]http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=261717&d=1309971563[/IMG]
So far microwaving the thing sounds like the most fun, though I'm sure my mother would not be impressed with that XD
[QUOTE=Michael haxz;31254051][B]KILL IT WITH FIRE[/B] [IMG]http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=261717&d=1309971563[/IMG][/QUOTE] Peter Griffin avatar, demotivational response... :frog:
[QUOTE=Protocol7;31255073]Peter Griffin avatar, demotivational response... :frog:[/QUOTE] Ouch, Tough Crowd My last avatar was Homer Simpson
[QUOTE=Cjmax;31251813]Walk around town yelling [B]ALIEN DEVICE[/B] and throw it at people. Attempt to pick it up and do it again.[/QUOTE] the avatar makes this funnier than it should be
[QUOTE=Cjmax;31251813]Walk around town yelling [B]ALIEN DEVICE[/B] and throw it at people. Attempt to pick it up and do it again.[/QUOTE] Variation of [B]SPOONS[/B]?
You have to charge it with a USB charger for 72 hours.
If I plug it in to my PC and short some random leads on it, will it kill my USB port/hub?
[QUOTE=PIDGINZ;31286435]If I plug it in to my PC and short some random leads on it, will it kill my USB port/hub?[/QUOTE] I can't say for sure. I think if you connect the positive and negative wires,than i'm 98% sure that you will cause damage to your pc. The data leads don't matter,i got them connect once(by accident) and my pc has no damage from it.
I think that so far the best thing to do is: -take some aluminum or plastic plate -put some matches on the plate -put the drive on the matches -make sure you have a fire extinguisher -put everything into a microwave (except the fire extinguisher) at full power for 5-10 minutes -make your momma proud!!!
[QUOTE=VLC;31256521]You have to charge it with a USB charger for 72 hours.[/QUOTE] I'm curious now and want to see what would happen.
[QUOTE=QuAtT;31287067]I think that so far the best thing to do is: -take some aluminum or plastic plate -put some matches on the plate -put the drive on the matches -make sure you have a fire extinguisher -put everything into a microwave (except the fire extinguisher) at full power for 5-10 minutes -make your momma proud!!![/QUOTE] :D sounds like fun! [editline]23rd July 2011[/editline] So I plugged it in and started shorting some random leads, windows kept telling me about hardware changes, and the light on it flashed randomly sometimes. Then I shorted something I don't know, there was a very tiny flash, and now it doesn't work at all anymore. XD
[QUOTE=0lenny0;31286692]I can't say for sure. I think if you connect the positive and negative wires,than i'm 98% sure that you will cause damage to your pc. The data leads don't matter,i got them connect once(by accident) and my pc has no damage from it.[/QUOTE]I think there's a short in the USB ports built in to my case. My motherboard says there is some USB "power fault" or something like that and shuts down. So it might not do anything horrible. Still, I wouldn't do it on purpose in case it actually DID fry it.
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