He dove into the deep corners of hardware forums, past the dead links and the "use at your own risk" warnings, until he found the name whispered by technicians: ChipGenius Specifically, he needed the v4-20-1107-fix
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This is the primary use case for ChipGenius. Once you know the controller model (e.g., SMI SM3257EN), you can search for the corresponding "Mass Production Tool" (MP Tool). These official manufacturer tools can factory reset a USB drive, repair bad sectors, or even change the partition type. ChipGenius-v4-20-1107-fix.rar