Symptom:
When trying to encrypt an USB drive, the error "Error c00000a3: Drive not ready" appears.
Note: This has been seen with the 8GB Memorex Iomega travel USB drive.
Cause:
This error is generated by the FAT File System.
Note: FAT16 has a restriction of 4GB
Resolution:
Format the drive using NTFS and try encrypting again.
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Article ID: TS0165
Error message or code: Error c00000a3: Drive is not ready