Free 32Mb memory key - IBM

[AStar617]

I wish I had read this earlier... mine arrived at the office today, and I could have attempted a reformat on my Sun Blade 100 running Solaris 9... guess we'll have to wait til tomorrow like the others have offered, sorry.

 

[mindwreck]

strange, I got mine today. I pluged it in and, unlike you guys, nothing poped up. 0_o. In "mycomputer" i see the blank 25mb part, but the other partition isn't showing up. Is it hidden or something?

o well free drive, no ad poping up for some reason, all good.

 

[DanDaMan315]

Mine came today. Came with Necklace strap and USB extension.

 

[AStar617]

I've come up with a pretty good temporary workaround!

I am using WinXP Pro SP1.

1. Plug in the key if not in already; close the popup window if not closed already.
2. Go to My Computer.
3. Right-click on the icon for the unwanted IBM partition, and go to "properties".
4. Choose the "hardware" tab at the top.
5. In the box, highlight the "USB Disk 2.0 USB device" entry that is recognized as an optical drive under the "Types" column (in my system, a DVD/CD-RW drive, but I assume this may vary) and click the "properties" button. Double-check that your selection does not say "disk drives" under the "Types" column--that's the usable 25.4mb partition.
6. In the resulting window, pull down the "Device usage" box at the very bottom and choose "Do not use this device in any hardware profiles (disable)", then click OK.
7. You'll be prompted to reboot; do so.

Upon reboot, only the usable 25.4mb portion is presented--the IBM info partition is completely hidden, and you get no pop-up hassles whenever you plug in the key! :thumbsup: Of course, this one-time process needs to be done on each host (and probably each USB port) the key is used on. And it does also eat a drive letter (the one the IBM partition would use if not disabled).

Hope that helps...

 

[maximusfarticus]

I still haven't received mine. How long did it take for everyone to get theirs?

 

[vfxraven19]

my thumbdrive came in today, i think i signed up for this last week or 2 weeks ago... nice!

 

[mikeford]

Got mine, does splash, but I have a lot of confindence in you guys finding a way to format the whole thing.

 

[coolVariable]

I hope mine comes too.

Looking forward to removing the splash screen.


I believe ITSM stands for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager .....

 

[mscdex0]

Someone over at FW said this (he said it came from one of the mfr's FAQs):

"Q4 How do I reset the device back to it?s original setting ?

A4 Please follow the steps below to set your device back to it?s original setting :
(a) Open up the housing
(b) Short "R2" - you should find "R2" next the LED light
(c) Insert to USB port (computer turned on)
(d) Light will start flashing, wait till it stopped and dimmed.
(e) Remove from USB and un-short "R2"
(f) Put everything back together
(g) Insert to USB port If you have any problem, please contact one of our technical staff."

I see R2 when I take it apart, but it's not next to the LED light, it's on the side where the LED light is, but it's near the USB connector.

How would I short something like that out?

 

[dman97]

Has anyne tried the USB Disk Pro Software that came on the key's driver CD to remove the IBM pop-up. In the manual it says that if you enter the password incorrectly 6 times it will automatically reformat the drive. I am at work now and can not try untill later tonight when I get home.

 

[genci88]

I think it reformats only the part thats already empty. It doesnt touch the IBM popups

I havent tried it though. Someone might give it a try.

 

[Peetoeng]

Originally posted by: vfxraven19
my thumbdrive came in today, i think i signed up for this last week or 2 weeks ago... nice!

I ordered mine the day OP was posted, but no memory key so far.

 

[knightc2]

Got it today. Not bad for free. I think the USB extension cable is the best part of the whole thing. Thanks OP. Looking forward to learning how to delete the IBM splash stuff...

 

[AStar617]

Scroll up, guys... My last post in this thread has a decent workaround so you can at least rid yourselves of the splash screen immediately.

 

[nfamous]

Just got mine! It took 2 weeks though...haven't tested it yet.

 

[genci88]

Originally posted by: mscdex0


How would I short something like that out?

By using a regular pencil. You create a path for the current to flow between the two points.

Or something like that

 

[JetsFanatic]

thanx

 

[wondersteve]

Thanks

 

[Nick5324]

Got mine yesterday, bump for a confirmed way to delete the IBM stuff (and hopefully make it part of the usable space)

 

[mscdex0]

Here's how to get rid of all the IBM crap and get the full 32mb of space:
To do this, you'll need to open up the unit and look on the side where the Phison chip is on. On the top of it is where you will see the R10. You'll need an unfolded paperclip to perform this trick (each end of the paper clip goes on each side of the R10, thus making a connection and shorting it out).

Step 1. Unplug the key if it's already plugged in.

Step 2. Short R10 by placing one end of the paperclip on one side of R10, and the other end on the other side. (This step may take awhile, as it did for me, you have to have the paperclip ends touching just the right spots).

Step 3. Keep it shorted and then insert into USB port (still shorted)

Step 4. Continue to keep it shorted, the LED will then blink for a little bit. Wait until the LED goes off.

Step 5. Still keeping it shorted, unplug the key from the USB cable/port.

Step 6. Remove the paperclip, so that the usb key is back to normal.

Step 7. Insert the key back to USB port. The light should now blink a little bit and then go back off. One drive should now only be showing in My Computer. Right-click on it, and do a format.

Voila! Enjoy

 

[AMDZen]

Thanks

 

[AStar617]

Fantastic. Will be trying this out shortly (no pun intended).

:thumbsup:

 

[Maximus96]

sweetness. i will try this tonight.

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: mscdex0
Here's how to get rid of all the IBM crap and get the full 32mb of space:
To do this, you'll need to open up the unit and look on the side where the Phison chip is on. On the top of it is where you will see the R10. You'll need an unfolded paperclip to perform this trick (each end of the paper clip goes on each side of the R10, thus making a connection and shorting it out).

Step 1. Unplug the key if it's already plugged in.

Step 2. Short R10 by placing one end of the paperclip on one side of R10, and the other end on the other side. (This step may take awhile, as it did for me, you have to have the paperclip ends touching just the right spots).

Step 3. Keep it shorted and then insert into USB port (still shorted)

Step 4. Continue to keep it shorted, the LED will then blink for a little bit. Wait until the LED goes off.

Step 5. Still keeping it shorted, unplug the key from the USB cable/port.

Step 6. Remove the paperclip, so that the usb key is back to normal.

Step 7. Insert the key back to USB port. The light should now blink a little bit and then go back off. One drive should now only be showing in My Computer. Right-click on it, and do a format.

Voila! Enjoy

I did this, and yes it was a PITA. It also didn't work. I got through step 6. It still shows as two drives, the first as "CD Drive" (no longer whatever the IBM name was) with no files, and "Removable Disk" with no files. Both are of file size 0 bytes. Trying to format either has no effect. No error, no message, nothing. At least it was free, off to the trash.

 

[yelo333]

Originally posted by: Nick5324

I did this, and yes it was a PITA. It also didn't work. I got through step 6. It still shows as two drives, the first as "CD Drive" (no longer whatever the IBM name was) with no files, and "Removable Disk" with no files. Both are of file size 0 bytes. Trying to format either has no effect. No error, no message, nothing. At least it was free, off to the trash.

It possibly could have corrupted the partition info. Have you tried using disk management to recreate the partitions?

Note that my drive hasn't come yet, so I am unsure whether or not this will work.