This tool allows you to repair your Patriot Memory flash disk if you are unable to format it with any other method because it appears as Read-only.

This method performs a low-level format to the disk and remove the Read-only attribute.

This tool is not available from the patriot memory website, only the support guys can directly email it to you.

Here is a copy of the email a friend got from the support team on how to use this tool.

Dear Valued Customer,

Attached I have included a software that will low level format and re-initialize the device. Please keep in mind using this software will delete all the data on the drive and restore the drive to its original manufacturer stage.

Please make sure to detach all other flash drives and only have the Patriot Memory drive plugged in to your computer when using the utility.

The file name is been set to Patriot.vin. Once you download the file, rename to Patriot.zip and use the software. Please be aware that this process can only be completed one time!

Patriot Memory Technical Support Team

I have successfully used this tool to repair a patrioit 8GB Xporter. the downside is that according to the support team this tool can only be used once for every flash disk for some reason.

Here is the download link. Patriot Memory 2.9.0.5

please report about the results of using this tool

Good luck

There is some Black magic you can use to revive your computer, in fact when the bios is corrupted it does not only sound the alarm but also it check’s the floppy drive (who said floppies are extinct devices?) it is in fact looking for some files in the floppy to recover, and here we will learn how to make them.

first get  one or more floppies (you never know when will a floppy let you down) and find a working PC with a floppy drive.

Visit your motherboard manufacturer website and download the latest BIOS (if trying to flash the bios with the latest BIOS  corrupted it, maybe you should download  an older BIOS).

Now rename the downloaded file somewversion.ROM to AMIBIOS.ROM and copy it to the floppy.

insert the floppy to the dead computer and start it (if the floppy drive is not lit try to press and hold CTRL-HOME Or INS depending on your motherboard).

It the computer starts reading the floppy it is a good sign, just let it be.

When the reading is done the computer notifies you with beeps (or else) just remove the floppy and restart if everything went well your computer should boot and say the CMOS setting are wronge, just enter the BIOS setup and fool around a little (you don’t really have to do anything) just save when you exit.

If the above did not work,Sorry but your bios can’t be repaired try to replace it if possible, if not.. Get a new board man, may be this is for better.