[plug] USB Flash Drives - A word to the wise...

[Jim Householder]

Senectus . wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:31:36 +0400, Brad Campbell <brad at wasp.net.au> wrote:
> 
>>Craig Foster wrote:
>>
>>>I'll agree with that. My original 64Mb only died after the third wash :)
>>>Oh, and I always set my Windows PC to 'no write cache' for the sync
>>>reasons...
>>
>>After the last rain storm here I came home to find my USB hub with memory key sitting on the floor
>>submerged in 10mm of water. The hub did not survive. I washed the key out with metho and dried it
>>with a hair dryer and we were back off and running. The WP switch is a little dodgy now, but it
>>still goes. It's now my HTPC boot disk.
>>
> 
> Both of my 512mb USB mem keys have been through the washing machine
> many times... they are not water tight.. but after you let them dry
> completely they work fine..
> maybe I 'm just lucky..
> 
> 

Looks like I've got a bad one then.  I was told it was a removal problem by the expert at my local computer store...

Jim