This driver is required in order for the utility to access your USB stick.This tutorial shows you how to identify and repair your USB flash drive using some of the Flash drive tools that the manufacturers use.If you have purchased a fake flash drive (one that has been clocked so it reports a larger capacity than it actually is), then although a factory utility described below may appear to fix it and correct it so that it reports its true capacity, it will probably fail at some time in the future, as these devices often contain defective memory chips which failed the manufacturers tests and were sold off as defective reduced capacity Grade C stock (or just pinched from the dustbins behind the factory).Before using the tools mentioned in this Tutorial to reprogram your USB drive, check that it is not a fake USB drive by running FakeFlashTest.
Pny Flash Drive Tool Driver Is RequiredPny Flash Drive Tool Install A LowWARNING: These manufacturers flash tools can easily trash a working USB flash drive, so if you are using this tutorial on a good, working USB Flash drive and afterwards it no longer works, dont blame me As most of the reprogramming utilities install a low-level USB Windows driver and were designed a few years ago, they may not work on 64-bit operating systems and they also may not work on VistaWin7 or later Operating Systems. Admin rights will be required. I would recommend using them on an XP system only. Pny Flash Drive Tool Download And InstallDownload and install the latest version of ChipGenius ( currently v 4.00 - WARNING Check for viruses using an Online Scanner like VirusTotal before you run it ). Run this tool to identify the Flash memory controller used by your USB flash drive. In my case, I had an Intenso Rainbow 8GB USB flash drive that Windows had problems accessing - it flashed the LED for several minutes and could not be formatted using RMPrepUSB or Windows format. Chipgenius has identified the Controller chip as USBest UT165. The Chip Vendor and Part-Number is the bit we need to find out. In my case I can see that the Intenso Rainbow USB Flash drive has a USBest UT165 flash memory controller chip. If it does not identify the Part-Number, you will have to take the flash stick apart and read the very small print on the controller chip. The controller chip is smaller than the memory chip(s) on the other side and usually has a small metal cylindrical can (a crystal) next to it. Now go the the Russian site flashboot.ru here and search for your controller chip (tip: if the search button does not appear to work with Chrome, try Internet Explorer). Beware of viruses in the downloads If you have a PNY (SMBest controller) try one of these utilities. ![]() A good site for fixing USB flash drives with links to many Repair Tools is here. Tip: If you have a USB Flash drive that reports No Media in Disk Management - try this Transcend JetFlash Repair utility. Download the appropriate chip utility. ![]() I strongly recommend that you install the tool on a Windows XP system (or at least a 32-bit OS) as these utilities usually install a driver which may be incompatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7810 x64. ![]() Before you start, I strongly recommend that you do NOT have any USB storage device attached so first unplug all USB storage devices. Do not run any executable with Auto in the name - these will automatically format any USB drive that you connect Note: The utility URescue (v1.3.0.71) did appear to work under Win 7 64-bit but I do not know how good it is, as I had already repaired my Intenso using the UT165 tool and so could not test it fully. Installing and using the MP (Mass Production) Tool for the UT165 V1.65.30.0 Before you start, I strongly recommend that you do NOT have any USB storage device attached so first unplug all USB storage devices. This tool does not work under Windows Vista7 64-bit OS (untested on 32-bit) but does work on XP 32-bit OS. When you install the MP tool (UT165-MPToolV1.65.30.0.exe), it may prompt you to Select a Driver. With the UT165 tool, during software installation, I could choose from Type 0 - 3, OSE-AUTO, KYT-AUTO, ZKT-AUTO, AUTO-CHECK or Network. If it does not work for you or you cannot see any AUTO option, try the default option offered. Usually a link is installed on the Windows Desktop. Double-click on the link to start the utility.You should see that a driver is automatically installed.
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