Fixes issues where the drive shows incorrect capacity (e.g., a 64GB drive showing 1GB).
If your drive is completely unresponsive to diagnostic software, carefully pry open the plastic casing of the USB drive. Use a magnifying glass to read the text laser-etched onto the smallest square microchip (the controller). If it reads or FC1179 , you are safe to proceed.
Firstchip is a popular manufacturer of flash memory controllers found in many budget-friendly USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 flash drives.
as having a FirstChip controller before attempting to use this tool to avoid permanent damage. User Consensus Reviews from technical communities like
You must confirm that your USB drive actually uses a Firstchip FC1178 or FC1179 controller. Use a free hardware diagnostic tool like ChipGenius or Flash Drive Information Extractor to read your drive's internal specifications before downloading MPTools.
V1.0.4.3 Fc1178 Fc1179: Firstchip Mptools
Fixes issues where the drive shows incorrect capacity (e.g., a 64GB drive showing 1GB).
If your drive is completely unresponsive to diagnostic software, carefully pry open the plastic casing of the USB drive. Use a magnifying glass to read the text laser-etched onto the smallest square microchip (the controller). If it reads or FC1179 , you are safe to proceed. Firstchip Mptools V1.0.4.3 Fc1178 Fc1179
Firstchip is a popular manufacturer of flash memory controllers found in many budget-friendly USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 flash drives. Fixes issues where the drive shows incorrect capacity (e
as having a FirstChip controller before attempting to use this tool to avoid permanent damage. User Consensus Reviews from technical communities like If it reads or FC1179 , you are safe to proceed
You must confirm that your USB drive actually uses a Firstchip FC1178 or FC1179 controller. Use a free hardware diagnostic tool like ChipGenius or Flash Drive Information Extractor to read your drive's internal specifications before downloading MPTools.
