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As we can see from your screenshot there's a lot going on:

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Using the same tool (DMDE) we can wipe the MBR. You can use the free version for this.

Select the USB drive

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Click Tools > Fill Sectors. A warning pops up, click Parameters.

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Check "Allow Write', confirm you understand the warning.

Now Fill Sectors dialog opens

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Click OK to overwrite 512 bytes1 sector (the512 bytes, the MBR), confirm warning message. MBR is now zeroed:

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Try Formatting the USB drive again.

If you still get an error, repeat but zero-fill the entire USB Drive by clicking 'max' in Fill sectors dialog:

enter image description here

As we can see from your screenshot there's a lot going on:

enter image description here

Using the same tool (DMDE) we can wipe the MBR. You can use the free version for this.

Select the USB drive

enter image description here

Click Tools > Fill Sectors. A warning pops up, click Parameters.

enter image description here

Check "Allow Write', confirm you understand the warning.

Now Fill Sectors dialog opens

enter image description here

Click OK to overwrite 512 bytes (the MBR), confirm warning message. MBR is now zeroed:

enter image description here

Try Formatting the USB drive again.

If you still get an error, repeat but zero-fill the entire USB Drive by clicking 'max' in Fill sectors dialog:

enter image description here

As we can see from your screenshot there's a lot going on:

enter image description here

Using the same tool (DMDE) we can wipe the MBR. You can use the free version for this.

Select the USB drive

enter image description here

Click Tools > Fill Sectors. A warning pops up, click Parameters.

enter image description here

Check "Allow Write', confirm you understand the warning.

Now Fill Sectors dialog opens

enter image description here

Click OK to overwrite 1 sector (512 bytes, the MBR), confirm warning message. MBR is now zeroed:

enter image description here

Try Formatting the USB drive again.

If you still get an error, repeat but zero-fill the entire USB Drive by clicking 'max' in Fill sectors dialog:

enter image description here

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Joep van Steen
  • 6.9k
  • 2
  • 20
  • 43

As we can see from your screenshot there's a lot going on:

enter image description here

Using the same tool (DMDE) we can wipe the MBR. You can use the free version for this.

Select the USB drive

enter image description here

Click Tools > Fill Sectors. A warning pops up, click Parameters.

enter image description here

Check "Allow Write', confirm you understand the warning.

Now Fill Sectors dialog opens

enter image description here

Click OK to overwrite 512 bytes (the MBR), confirm warning message. MBR is now zeroed:

enter image description here

Try Formatting the USB drive again.

If you still get an error, repeat but zero-fill the entire USB Drive by clicking 'max' in Fill sectors dialog:

enter image description here