Low Level Format Tool: Write-Protected USB (Don't forget to leave E-mail Address!)

[Patriot_Ben]

This thread is for Low-Level Format tool Requests. This tool is offered for Patriot USB Flash drives only. Please include your e-mail address and a brief description of the problem of your USB flash drive.

The most common fixes of this tool are for: drives that develop multiple bad sectors, write-protected, or stubborn viruses, drives that are detected in “My Computer” but are not accessible, or drives that become extremely slow due to degradation over time.

The purpose of this tool is to format your USB flash drive down to the cell level. Please make sure to backup any data BEFORE you use the low level format. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER ANY DATA ONCE YOU BEGIN.

Please advise that a low level format should only be done as a last resort. The misuse of this tool can PERMANENTLY DAMAGE your USB flash drive. Patriot Memory assumes no liability for any damage to the drive or data due to the low level format. For this reason, Patriot Memory will send this tool to customers via email under case-by-case scenario only.

Please help US help YOU... we will only respond if you leave an e-mail address. We understand your privacy concerns. Our mods will edit your e-mail address once the tool has been sent. We will do our best to get to you ASAP, HOWEVER because our forums are community-drive and not monitored by Patriot regularly, for faster response e-mail our support team directly at Support@Patriotmem.com.

Thank You for choosing Patriot Memory.

[Patriot_Ben]

Replies have been sent to those that have asked. Posts deleted to reduce clutter.

Just a reminder to please include your e-mail address when making a post for Low Level Format Tool Requests if you need the Software.

If you don't wish to post your e-mail address you can PM me or e-mail support@patriotmem.com.



Thank You.

[cre@tor]

I have a PEF16GUSB and after formatting it to NTFS under WinXP the speed
slows down in few times. Can you send me this program, to try fix this.
- thanks

[bosomov]

Hello guys,
I have 128GB patriot drive. It recognized in My Computer with letter F:, but cannot be formatted
I hope your low-level format tool help me to solve problem, so please send me a download link.
Thanks in advance,
Val

My email is:

[wordsmythe39]

I just purchased your 64gig flash drive and it went "write protected" after writing about 18 gig to it for the first time. Incredible!

Please send me the utility to low level format this drive OR I will need return it.

Email is:

[levi4884]

After formatting my drive in Vista x32 the write speeds are hovering around 6 mb/sec max. Please send the low level format tool to . Thanks.

[tb3989]

Need the low level format tool. My 8gb Xporter is write protected.
Email:

[Mirit]

same problem with the 8gb USB
please send the low level format tool to:

[UnknownVT]

Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive Model PEF8GUSB

Write speed SLOWed from about 11Mb/s to 7Mb/s after a simple standard FAT32 format Windows XP SP2 (benchmarks using DiskBench and ATTO)

Heard Low Level Format may help -
can you please send me a copy?

Thanks

please edit to delete e-mail address:

[Dogx]

I have a 4gb Patriot Xporter Usb drive. I tried using ReadyBoost and increasing performance on my computer, but I got this error saying that it didn't have the characteristics to use readyboost on the drive. So I then tried using the format option and got a write protection error. Tried formatting on other computers and it still didn't work.

I tried Pming you, but it wouldn't allow me for some reason.

Email: Jambandit[at]gmail.com