Help: Formatting FAT system

[speedyguy]

my mp4 player (2gb) is detected as a usb mass storage device...i copied some mp3 n mpeg files on it...it ran smooth but now suddenly i dunt find ne file within n wen i plug into usb its detected as removable drive but i cant access it...it says drive needs 2 b formatted n even im not able 2 format it...itsa FAT file system i guess...surprisingly though all files r gone but theres one video file n game files that i can still access within d player....

can any one plz tell me hw 2 format such corrupt drives...or any other soln

CHeerS!

[Kiran.dks]

Just check out the type of format in the specification booklet. Then format the drive with that specification. Commonly it would be FAT32.

[speedyguy]

i already its FAT file system...n im using that for formattin but its not formatting

CHeers!

[virus_killer]

@speedyguy....try dis
:\format volume(volume name)/fs(file system, FAT or NTFS)/u/q


hope it works...

[Kiran.dks]

What error message are you getting?

[speedyguy]

well wen i connect its recognised as a removable drive...wen i access it says drive needs 2 b formatted....but its not formatting either...

@virus_killer: im not even able to jump to its drive letter in cmd prmpt...i tried this from other drive....d:\format j: volume(****)/fs(fat)/u/q....but its sayin invalid parameters for volume...(that usb is in j

Cheers~!

[Kiran.dks]

1.Right click Drive>Properties
2.Hardware tab
3.Select the device - 'checkout device status'
4.Click Properties
5.General tab: Device usage(enable)

Also..Run
Properties>Tools> Error-checking
'enable automatically fix file system errors' and 'scan for and attempt recovery of bad secors'.

[koolbluez]

i think its got something to do with bad sectors or corrupted partitions. This can occur for different reasons incl. virus attack, power-surges, software installation, driver issues, loose connection or partitioning software.

Also is there any write-protection for the mp4 player? That might be a cause.

similar probs come up when a bad floppy is accessed... it asks for formatting the floppy, but is unable to do it as the disc is being accessed whenever put in, till it gets understood completely by the computer, which'll never happen due to bad sectors... a deadlock situation.

Another chance is that the files being corrupt initially, thus taking time to read & the resulting "hang-up". Or the USB Mass Device drivers being corrupted. A fresh driver install might help.

You didn't mention the operating system.

Try scandisking completely. If corrupted, data wont be completely retrived. Also the format is FAT32, not FAT... which is an old format.

Formatting should be the last option tried. Also go for Full Format, not quick format. Try the mp4 player's format option. Check manual for details.
Or try the FDISK tool in DOS, or the Active@ KillDisk sw or other formatting utilities is everything else fails.

If problem still continues, come back to this post with full details as to what u've done about it yet! Someone might help u out. Hopefully.

[speedyguy]

thnx guys...workin out wit ur ideas....will letcha know...

Enjoy~!