USB flashdrive problem

[Jazqas]

Hi everyone,
New here, tried to search for this but didn't find much.
I have two new HP 8gb flashdrives (v115w), one works and one doesn't.
The one that doesn't will not even show up on the system profiler.

Is there anything I can do to reset/fix the dud drive?

System- iBook g4 osx10.5

Jazqas.

[Jazqas]

Ok, I lied.
This is the good one (first) and the bad one (second) in the profiler.


Capacity: 7.52 GB
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk2
Product ID: 0x3d07
Vendor ID: 0x03f0 (Hewlett Packard)
Version: 1.00
Serial Number: 000000000000DC
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: HP
Location ID: 0x5b200000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 98
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: Unknown
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported

Composite Device:

Product ID: 0x0163
Vendor ID: 0x1307
Version: 1.00
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Location ID: 0x5b100000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 98

[BreatheCarolina]

Does the USB drive show up on Disk Utility? If so, try reformatting it to Mac OS Extended (HFS) or Max OS Extended (Journaled) (HFS+).

[Jazqas]

Nope, not showing under disk util.

[BreatheCarolina]

Do you have another comptuer to plug the drive into (PC or Mac)? Or a Bootcamp partition on your Mac?

[DeltaMac]

It's a bad flash drive. Likely nothing that you can do that will fix it.
If it's new - take back to where you purchased it. You should be able to get that replaced.