Having Trouble with Firmware Flash

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DrumFifer Posts 2 Registration date Monday May 29, 2017 Status Member Last seen May 30, 2017 - May 29, 2017 at 08:17 PM
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - May 31, 2017 at 06:17 AM
It seems like I've done everything right, but something is wrong.

I've got a Centon DataStick that went bad. Fortunately, all important files were
backed up on a couple of external hard drives.

It's listed in My Computer and Device Manager but it cannot be formatted. (I've got
Rufus and USB Disk Storage Format Tool.) If it was physically damaged, I doubt if
any operating system would recognize this flash drive, so I assume the firmware is
corrupt.

Here is all the info from ChipGenius:

Description: [G:]USB Mass Storage Device(CENTON)
Device Type: Mass Storage Device

Protocal Version: USB 2.00
Current Speed: High Speed
Max Current: 100mA

USB Device ID: VID = ABCD PID = 1234
Serial Number: 0801062305468980778100

Device Vendor: CENTON
Device Revision: 0100

Manufacturer: CENTON
Product Revision: 5.00

Controller Vendor: ChipsBank
Controller Part-Number: CBM2098S(V98S) - [2013-06-06]
Flash ID code: 50504E01 - 2CE/Single Channel [QLC]

I downloaded ChipsBank UMPTool_v6007 which should support 2098S. As you can
see from this image, something is wrong. After scanning my ChipsBank Controller,
it says, "this flash drive is not supported."

https://pasteboard.co/ciwgTQu3R.jpg

Version 6007 was downloaded from flashboot.ru:

https://flashboot.ru/files/file/430/

If you scroll down this page, there are a few revisions listed for 6007:

https://www.usbdev.ru/files/chipsbank/cbm2098umptool/

Maybe I downloaded a revision that doesn't support the controller in this Centon drive.
All these sites are in chinese, so I'm kind of lost. Is there a UMPTool that will support
my flash drive?
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
May 30, 2017 at 06:44 AM
Hello

The sites you mentioned are not Chinese but Russian. Downloading from any Chinese or Russian site is a security hazard.

You stick is probably damaged it which case it can't be repaired.

You may wish to contact Centon Customer Care:

http://www.centon.com/support/customer-care
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DrumFifer Posts 2 Registration date Monday May 29, 2017 Status Member Last seen May 30, 2017
May 30, 2017 at 11:56 PM
That was a foolish mistake! I apologize. That "ru" is definitely Russian.
There are countless sites in various asian languages. I was tired when I
found those sites. That why I thought they were Chinese.

ChipsBank Technologies is located in Shenzhen, China. Their flash
controllers are inside millions of industrial and consumer products.
The ChipsBank UMPTool is the correct flash utility for restoring damaged
firmware.

I was about to take my Dremel tool and cut this damaged Centon drive into
a few pieces, before tossing it in the trash. Three computers listed this
flash drive in My Computer and Device Manager. I still believe this is a
firmware problem, not physical damage. Before I toss it in the trash, I'd
like to find the correct flash utility and try restoring the firmware.
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,163
May 31, 2017 at 06:17 AM
As I said they cannot be repaired if you think I am wrong, contact Centon for support
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