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How to know which USB drives are NOT detected as HDD?

Cy-Fy
By Cy-Fy
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Hey guys I recently bought a Sandisk Cruzer 8gb USB drives and it turns out that because it "Windows 8 Compatible" or something, it is detected as a fixed drive and therefore can't be used to make bootable USB drives.

 

So basically my question is, now that I am going to buy another USB drive, how do I know if this problem is going to occur again?

 

Thanks for the help guys!!!

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Nikon Z5 - Galaxy S10+

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Its all about drivers for the thing %99 of the drives are detected as generic removable storage device. (also you should able to make that thing a regular USB flash drive with modded drivers because i remember doing it the other way around ,making my flash drive shown as a harddrive)

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Its all about drivers for the thing %99 of the drives are detected as generic removable storage device. (also you should able to make that thing a regular USB flash drive with modded drivers because i remember doing it the other way around ,making my flash drive shown as a harddrive)

Thank you, but I still don't know how to do that?? And would you know how to identify a us drive that has that problem before buying it?

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Thank you, but I still don't know how to do that?? And would you know how to identify a us drive that has that problem before buying it?

I was able to find this but not sure if it will work

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Fixed-Local-Flash-Drives/td-p/313281  (answer is in like 4th post)

mY sYsTeM iS Not pErfoRmInG aS gOOd As I sAW oN yOuTuBe. WhA t IS a GoOd FaN CuRVe??!!? wHat aRe tEh GoOd OvERclok SeTTinGS FoR My CaRd??  HoW CaN I foRcE my GpU to uSe 1o0%? BuT WiLL i HaVE Bo0tllEnEcKs? RyZEN dOeS NoT peRfORm BetTer wItH HiGhER sPEED RaM!!! dId i WiN teH SiLiCON LotTerrY? yOu ShoUlD dEsHrOuD uR GPU. my SYstEm iS UNDerPerforMiNg iN WarzONE. can mY Pc Run WiNdOwS 11 ?? woUld BaKInG MY GRaPHics card fIX it? MultimETeR TeSTiNG!! aMd'S GpU DrIvErS aRe as goOD aS NviDia's YOU SHoUlD oVERCloCk yOUR ramS To 5000C18

 

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I was able to find this but not sure if it will work

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Fixed-Local-Flash-Drives/td-p/313281  (answer is in like 4th post)

Thank you very much, I'll try to use RMPrepUSB which apparently seems to work to create USB bootables even from "fixed disks"!

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Nikon Z5 - Galaxy S10+

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