Alcor Micro Unknown Fa00 F W Fa04 -

: The drive may show up as "No Media," "0-byte capacity," or "Disk is Write Protected". Potential Fixes

The "Alcor Micro Unknown FA00 F W FA04" is a valid USB mass storage device utilizing an Alcor Micro controller. It is not malicious hardware, but it may be malfunctioning or unformatted. In 90% of cases, the string appears because the generic firmware string is not matched to a friendly name in the OS driver database. The device is salvageable via low-level formatting if alcor micro unknown fa00 f w fa04

Under the "Scan Level" or "Flash Type" settings, ensure it is set to a "Full Scan" or "Capacity Optimize" to clear bad sectors. : The drive may show up as "No