Flash Drive Not Recognized?

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Flash Drive Not Recognized?

Hello.
I had recently purchased a flash drive to transfer data [mostly pictures, music and videos] from my old Toshiba laptop to my new MacBook. I made sure that the drive said it worked with Macs and PC's however when I put the flash drive into the USB port, nothing happens. It was working fine with the Toshiba, and on the other iMac we had it worked fine. What can I do?
By the way, the iMac is only about a month older than my MacBook.
Thanks for your help.

MacBook 250 GB, Mac OS X (10.6.3), 2010 brand new

Posted on Apr 23, 2010 8:44 PM

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Adam White

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Apr 23, 2010 9:16 PM in response to Mac_or_Nothing

I would first make sure the USB port is recognizing it. Look in About this Mac > More Info > USB. If it doesn't show up there, try the other port.
Then try Disk Utility. See if it is recognized there too.

Try a USB keyboard in the USB port to see if the port is working or not.

Adam

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Answer 2

Apr 23, 2010 9:21 PM in response to Adam White

Hi, thanks for your help.
Nothing still is happening. I think that it might be the flash drive, however I am not sure. It is a Lexar 4 GB flash drive, if that helps at all. I have had it for probably around 3-4 months.

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