flash stick write protected

I have a 32 gig Flash stick nearly 3/4 full. I can read it but i cannot write to it, it says remove write protection. there is no way to remove the protection and it should not be there,.... so ideas please. (i have tried alot of things already and failed )
I cannot format it either. hoping for lots of new ideas

Kyran

 

Yes checked there is no switch, It's a generic one from our local supplier who's told me to throw it in the bin and he'll post one out to me. but it seems a waste to just throw it away,will take it apart when i get the replacement and see where the chip was made.I have 'chkflsh' which managed to low level initalise it but still cannot format it.

 

try with pmagic or gparted and do a secure erase then format with ntfs

 

tried pmagic it says the disc is write protected lol will try gparted tomorrow

 

if you have ccleaner on comp and look in tools drive wiper might work

 

nope didn't work, perhaps it has actually failed, although until the low level initialisation i could read every thing, just not delete or write to it

 

Try using DBAN to wipe the drive
http://www.dban.org/

 

FIXED!!!!
finaly managed to download the online recovery from transend got it back working
even better the new one arrived today