its just your bad luck my thumbdrive so hot still kuat and so far i havent heard of thumbdrive dying coz of overheat no?

out of all the thumbdrives i've sold, this is the first time i hear that theres anything wrong with it, i even had a friend who soldered back his data traveller cause he abuse it too much and it still works. ~_~ dun la make such a big fuss, recall pulak~

Well, not all products from Kingston are defect free. It is unavoidable that some of the product might fail to work. You are just the unlucky one that your thumbdrive got problem. Why not go and claim warranty instead?

u go to rma kingston will give u a new 1
no big deal

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Added on April 3, 2008, 1:51 pm
erm my dt2 last time oso died cos of overheat
but no big prob go to sri claim back got a new 1 ^^

This post has been edited by nelienuxe_sara: Apr 3 2008, 01:51 PM

Get it bak and explain.........done deal.

Last time my friend's classic 128mb kingston drive got washed from a machine and still working after dried.

This post has been edited by Terence573: Apr 3 2008, 02:13 PM

Din have such problem b4. Just send bak for warranty

Hey TS, your topic title is misleading. It's not a recall, you're just complaining about your specific thumbdrive.

Send your thumbdrive back for warranty claim.

ouch....it burns!

apart from that, there are also other precaution that u need to observe before plugging it into any USB port:

1. ensure that there are no debris (habuk2 thingy, especially conductive material) between your connector point. just take a look 1st before plugging in. This is due to the reason that it may collect lotsa stuff from your pocket, sweat, moisture and etc, those that have the tendency to shorten the power contact point.

2. plugging it in properly, make sure the connector is inserted in parallel with the port position. Although the thumbdrive connection is fool-proof, it doesnt include human as well

3. pluggin it in ONLY when you want to transfer data, long term usage may also cause the overheating. An if your thumbdrive is soaked in any way, dry it out 1st.

other than that, well, u may have a defective unit then... no choice, claim warranty lorr..

I've heard lots of complaint about Kingston thumbdrive. dunno why ?

of coz there's nothing we can do to prevent bad luck.. but as hunt2sp wrote above, there're few things we can do to minimize the chances to damage the thumbdrive..

but only few got problem with the kingston, then it means their product is quite reliable..

hey TS, do you know the meaning of Recall??

when i first read the title, i thought kingston was recalling all their data travelers thumbdrives
anyway, u would not expect their products to be 100% defect free, would u? i had a thumbdrive that failed me too (no, not kingston), but i would not bark about it here. juz send for warranty

This post has been edited by cyew86: Apr 3 2008, 05:16 PM

hehe...savvy only got recall...

its normal....my apacer 2gb got fried as well...not so lucky i guess

This post has been edited by techassist: Apr 3 2008, 06:15 PM

TS is honda civic type R lover where the honda badge is RED in color...
TS, ur content about ur faulty thumbdrive...not kingston recall DT thumbdrive
might be short circuit happen there that burn ur thumbdrive ram chip
nway, it js ur bad luck perhaps...go n claim warranty...if too long js buy one..cheap only esp those DT 1....

8GB now going for Rm99 or lower... zzz... 1GB only RM15. duh~!

actually Kingston's low end data traveler 100 is slow, unless you're using those traveler 110, those are faster. i'd prefer pendrives or corsair, even apacer ones are somewhat faster.

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Off topic:
talk bout faulty hard drives, today sold 1 samsung dvd burner, and juznow he return it, i smell it, and it was woooooooo.

This post has been edited by don^don: Apr 3 2008, 09:44 PM

kingston have dt2 mah
that the fast 1

I sold many pcs of kingston rat SE =)
Just 1 of them get prob, and the faulty 1 unlucky is the gift i gave to my friend ...
So, what i do, just send bak to warranty.

I found a acer laptop burnout before when i just open seal and try to format xD
It's monitor smoking and no more power... An the end, the lcd look burnt clearly ...

FYI, im using the thumb drive too. seems ok with it. I pity the TS. you sure you do have alot of files that you needed =/