With USB devices like MP3 players etc an impatient user can cause
problems by unplugging the device without first using the "Safely
Remove" option. I guess that's a bit less likely with a USB drive but
who knows? Are you the only user?
If so then consider whether there could have been a short power outage.
I've seen a few USB "Format" errors created for no apparent reason which
turned out to be cured by using a UPS. Also check the manufacturer's
website for updates to drivers etc. Assuming the ports are on the
motherboard see if you can find anything related to motherboard drivers.
Allen wrote:
> I have a Seagate 500 gig external drive formatted NTFS connected through
> one of the front USB ports on my Dell 531, running Vista Home Premium
> with SR1 and, as far as I know, all updates. Periodically, I start
> getting messages telling me that I must reformat the external drive
> before it can be used. Naturally, this makes me panicky, but when I
> check I can read from and write to the drive without any problems. I
> assume, but don't know for sure, that Vista is generating this message;
> as far as I know, though, malware might be doing it. Has anyone had any
> experience with this message? I would be grateful for any help.
> Allen
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