flash drives

I just got a free 16 MB flash drive at a trade show. It has no
markings other than the logo of the company giving it out as a
promotion. I am on Windows 98SE. The driver download recommended
with it just doesn't seem to be working. How can I tell which driver
I should download from a search off the web. Thanks a lot.

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I just got a free 16 MB flash drive at a trade show. It has no
markings other than the logo of the company giving it out as a
promotion. I am on Windows 98SE. The driver download recommended
with it just doesn't seem to be working. How can I tell which driver
I should download from a search off the web. Thanks a lot.

That is a tough one. Maybe if you can get inside the shell, you can
get chip numbers and search for that. Otherwise, check and see who
the company's supplier was.

Aaron

For the best USB flash drive, I have always seen SanDisk MiniCruzer at
lowest price. 256MB is a good amount, low price, plenty of space.

Aaron

I picked up a 128mb USB 1.1 PNY drive for $20 after rebate about a
year ago (tigerdirect.com) and have seen 128mb drives for as little as
$15. Note that shipping tends to add a bit to the price; since I
purchased other parts at the same time, I didn't figure that in. 128mb
takes care of 99% of my file needs.

For the difference in price between a 256mb flash drive, and for that
other 1% of the time, you can pick up a used 3~6 gb laptop hard drive
and a USB external case.