********4-11-2008: Hacked USB Flash Drive Scam Hotfix & Prank********

Formatting of original hacked/scammed usb flash drive:

Use of "Check Drive Capacity" to detect its true capacity:

Flash Manufacture and part numbers:

Manuf            -->HYNIX
8Gbit/1GB -->HY27UUxx8G5M, xx = bus width: 08/16...
16Gbit/2GB-->HY27UUxxAG5M
32Gbit/4GB-->HY27UUxxBG5M
64Gbit/8GB-->HY27UUxxCG5M

Consequence:

Jump drive is unreliable since segments of files may be written to non-existing memory space. Crossing fingers may result with corrupted files. If the files are small enough, more likely they will be written to physical chip (don't count on that).

After hotfix to actual capacity of the flash chip:

It works FUCKING perfect!!! :-D Any idea on counterscam the scammer??? :-) Got money back and had it for free! :-x Some real hustle baby!!

Performance:

  • NTFS format 2 files (429MB) in >12 minutes WR.
  • FAT32 format 2 files(429MB) in <4 minutes WR.
  • FAT32 format 2 files(429MB) in 2 minutes WR, speed adjusted. 9 files (1.86GB) in 9 minutes WR, 1.5 minutes RD.

Prank: Future of Tiny (1GB-2GB-4GB-8GB-16GB-32GB...1TB) USB Flash Drive Technology Is Here Today [link], reliability not included. Quite unfortunately, it is still stuck with fat32 and usb 2.0.

 

Story on where it came about and what's happening [link] in chinese :-D

 


Tools for the fix w.r.t this post [link] and user "jigsaw":

Utilities:
iCreate 5122
Flah_Memory_Toolkit_1.2_Pro
i5127-PDV1.08B3 (works great! google it).
iFormat2_v1.19, iFormat2_v1.32
pdx8_2k_320, pdx8_2k_v327

1) Read the memory when connected to USB. Click "App Choice" if button is active.

2) set memory capacity and other settings. By default, it should already be in real values. The "Capacity Adjust" and "Fixed Capacity" should be unchecked.

3) Hit the "Run" button to finalize it. If programmed successfully, unplug the flash drive and may require reformatting.