HP USB Drive not detected

I bought a new 16GB HP USB Drive a day ago. The drive is not recognised by my mac. When I plug the drive in nothing happens.
- other USB drives work as normal
- I tried both USB ports (i.e. it's not a mac hardware issue)
- the USB drive works with my PC
I don't see the USB drive in the disc utilities option. Can anyone suggest what I should do next?
Thanks in advance
Ian

BijanMacLover wrote:
The following worked for me like a charm but you have to try it at your own risk.
1- Using Bootcamp switch to Windows. It will detect your memory flash HP 16 GB.
2- Click on my Computer, then right click on HP 16GB icon
3- Select Format
4- Format your Flash selecting FAT32
5- When finished reboot back to MAC and you are ready to go.
Hope it works for all.
You don't need to boot into Windows, you can format the drive using Disk Utility in OSX

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