Usb Stick Drive All Disk Utility Options Grey-ed Out.
Hi everyone,
Thank you for anyhelp you can provide!
I have a 32gb Usb 2.0 Stick Drive that is stuck on read-only. It is invisible and only appears in Disk Utility. However all disk utility options are greyed out, I can't erase, repair, partition nothing!
I've tried verifying/repairing/erasing in disk utility in recovery mode/drive as well.
I've tried using terminal commands to force an erase/partition, but they seem to fail/make no difference.
I've even cleaned the usb connectors with watered down iso-propyl alcohol!
Its flipping anoying because this was a impulse purchase, and was a bloody overpriced and remarkably slow Lacie mini key.
Screenshots below, any help would be really appreciated and if its an actual hardware failure can anyone recommend a replacement?
cheers!
OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)