i recently bought a flash drive from http://www.makeamixa.com/
its only a 1gb but if its possible to save id really love too.
it shows up as an UNformat-able (in windows 7)
8 meg "mass storage device"
detail i got off the chip is:
chipsbank cbm2092 (b95599-23)
other chip: hvpd6f3 (0819)
CBM2092_UMPTool_V2.0.01_090807 gives "F:bad .... write table config error"
info from chipgenius:
Device Name: +USB Mass Storage Device
PnP Device ID: VID = 1976 PID = 2092
Serial Number: 5&&13E1F7DB&&0&&8
Revision: (Information not returned)
Device Type: Standard USB device - USB2.0 High-Speed
Chip Vendor: Chipsbank(??)
Chip Part-Number: CBM2092
Product Vendor: USB
Product Model: Mass Storage Device
...ive tried alot of differnt options from the site, and i have a second drive that UPMtool shows "TOSHIBA_TC58NVG3D1D"
but still no good. am i to assume at this point its garbage or is there hope? ???
TC58NVG3D1D - this chip to 1 GB. It determines the utility of ID. (Labeling - hvpd6f3 (0819) - Unrecognized)
To work correctly, utilities need a Win XP!
example of hardware repair (http://translate.google.ru/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flashboot.ru%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D3359.msg17060%23msg17060&sl=ru&tl=en)