When these drives fail, standard Windows formatting tools will not work. You need a specialized repair application known as .
This is the tricky part. Silicon Motion does not release these tools to the public; they leak via factory support sites.
Remember: Silicon Motion controllers are among the most recoverable in the industry. Unlike encrypted or monolithic USB drives (looking at you, SanDisk Cruzer), the SSS6698-BA is designed for factory use, meaning the MPTOOL is your ultimate failsafe. Keep a copy of the working tool in your data recovery toolkit, and you will never fear a "0MB" flash drive again.