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PreenFM => preenfm2 and preenfm3 => Topic started by: Paulus on December 25, 2016, 04:08:07 PM
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Hey All !
First of all, merry *insert whetever makes you happy at this time of the year*!
I just wanted to share the story of how O bricked my USB stick with my PreenFM.
I have a purple 2gb stick that came with the kit and I have been using it since some months and it worked perfectly.
Lately, I wanted to try some presets and combos that are on this forum and used the usb cord to occess the drive without dismounting the case. I use it a few times before it started to act funny.
It first wouldnt unmount and then desappeared only to reappear with gibberish on all the files.
After that, the preenFM would still boot, but it showed empty banks.
When I plugged it directly into my mac, it said that it cannot be read and needed to be reformated.
That's what I did, but it failed in the middle of the process.
since now, it is totally bricked, Macs and PCs are unable to access it as well as format it (it says that it is writting protected). Funny thing is, it seems that, when the usb key is plugged into the preenfm, I can suddenly access formatting iptions that were greyed out when plugged directly. But the formating seems to take forever or fail as it stays at the "unmounting" step for hours.
So yeah, I'm now trying some other USB keys, but it seems that my old 1gb key would not work for now.
Anyway, if somebody has a miracle solution or would be of any use of this experience, let me know.
Cheers!
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for some usb sticks there is a tool from the manufacturer to get it back running... what brand is the one supplied with the kit?
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Maybe Xavier could tell us.
It is written "Aretop" on the connector. Seems like a generic brand.
Anyway, I got my preenFM to run on a micro SD USB adapter and a 4gb micro SD card. Actually, except for the fact that it has no light blinking, it fits perfectly as it is really tiny compared to a usb stick.
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Hi Paulus,
Seems like your Usb drive is broken. Sorry to read that, i have no solution.
I can send you another one for free.
PM me your real name and order number, so that i get the adress. i cannot find it from your forum account here.
Cheers,
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Hey Xavier, I just sent you a PM.
That's really kind of you to offer to send me a new one. As I wrote, if it is too much of a hassle, no sweat!
*Best customer service 2016* :)
Cheers
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OK no problem ;)
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Hi Xavier, I received the new USB stick!
Brilliant! Thanks a lot for everything!