Re: [PLUG] Flash drive "No medium found"

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

On 04/24/2016 09:12 AM, Mike DePaulo wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 5:58 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org> wrote:
> > My son has a really cool Victorinox Swiss Army 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive [1],
> > but someone knocked a computer over at school when he was using it and now
> > it doesn't work.

<snip>

> My theory is that the flash memory is damaged, but the flash memory
> controller is not.
>
> -Mike

Thanks Mike, that was a good idea for testing.  Unless someone else 
comes up with something brilliant, it looks like it's toast.  And I 
can't find a replacement anywhere.

The chip itself looks to be 11 x 23 x 1.5mm when I measure it and the 
best images I've found are 
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-Flash-Drive/dp/B00A3ISWPO/ 
and 
http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/victorinox-alox-slim-16gb-usb-flash-drive_413-3001677-4617128G16/. 
 If I got something like that I might be able to prey open the plastic 
part and just swap the chips.  Ideas there?

Thanks,
JP
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