How to Flip RMB on a Flash Drive
USB media, such as flash drives, were always intended to work as short-term storage, usually to carry data from one computer to another. Accordingly, engineers never designed them to behave as traditional hard drives, with partitions and addresses. However, by using a special utility to "flip," or change the RMB of the device from its current binary value to the opposite value, you can partition and install various types of media onto the drive. RMB stands for "removable media bit."
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Instructions
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Insert the USB flash drive into your computer.
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Download the "BootIt" utility from getusb.info and install it on your computer. This utility works primarily with Lexar Drives.
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Run the program. When the main application window appears, ensure that the proper drive letter for the USB flash drive is selected, and click the "Flip Removable Bit" button.
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Eject and remove the USB device from the computer, and reinsert it. The USB drive should now appear as a local drive, rather than removable storage.
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