Cannot Format Sony HiFD USB 200 MB Media in Windows Millennium Edition (261702)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

This article was previously published under Q261702
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SYMPTOMS

After you format an unformatted disk in a Sony Universal Serial Bus (USB) HiFD 200 megabyte (MB) disk drive in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the disk appears to be formatted. However, when you try to transfer files to the disk drive, you receive the following error message
Cannot write to drive X:

where X is the drive letter of the Sony USB HiFD drive.

CAUSE

There is no format support in the USB Storage Class Driver (Usbstor.sys) for USB HiFD 200 MB storage devices.

MORE INFORMATION

Parallel port versions of the Sony HiFD 200 MB drive are not affected by this problem.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/8/2006
Keywords:kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbHardware kbprb KB261702