How to format a write protected pen drive

[srvijayam]

when we are use a Pen drive.. sometime we can't paste or delete any content. it will say write protected. this will happen by virus attack. if we try to format the pen drive through any OS( windows, Linux), we can't format it. it will say unmount volume in Linux. we can only read the items which are in pen drive. if we scan the pen drive with any anti-virus program it will find some viruses(sometime). but it can't heal the viruses. so, how can format the pen drive... if anyone know pls reply...
Note:- if this happen to any pen drive it will create "open as a portable disk" in the right click menu.
so, tell me how to format those pen drives?

 

[kimsland]

HP USB Disk Storage Format Utility
Http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/peripherals/SP27608.exe

Will format any USB flash drive
It can be known to recover Flash drives that are un-responsive too.

Note: Some "pen drives" have a write protection small switch on the side of them. Please confirm if this switch (if present) is not in the write protected position

Please let me know of the outcome

 

[srvijayam]

No responce

when i try to format that pen drive it says...
device media is write protected.
so, what can i do?
there is no any lock switch. it is a pen drive not a player.
and also there is no any security or lock software in that pen drive. it's a virus problem. i have got two pen drive with this problem.
so, what can i do?

 

[kimsland]

If the HP format utility did not work (?)

Then you may be able to download specific software for your pen drive, from the manufactures website (some have this and some don't)

 

[srvijayam]

No software for that pendrive

there is no any software to format that pen drive. is there any way to format that pen drive?
or how can i remove the protection? do you think that it's a virus attack?
if there isn't anyway then?? i can't use those pen drives...
pls help me.

 

[kimsland]

Some "Pen Drives" just fault, and cannot be recovered
I would like to know if you tried the above though

 

[srvijayam]

i have got solution-success

i have got another low level format software. i got that from hddguru web. i have attached that web link below. i could format my two pen drives through that software. if anyone got any problem like this u can use this software to format your pen drives.

http://hddguru.com/download/software/HDDGURU-Low-Level-Format-Tool/LLFsetup.2.36.1181.exe

 

[kimsland]

Excellent program :grinthumb

Thanks for the direct link

I have saved this for future reference

Hard Disk Low Level Format Tool