Satellite L670 - Windows 7 cannot format a USB flash drive

Hello
Can anybody help? I am trying too format a USB flash drive on my Toshiba Satellite L670 Windows 7 but it keeps saying windows cannot format.

Hi thanks for answer the flash drive is brand it showed ok when first installed but my laptop asked me too format and when i did thats when it gave problem tred on vista and xp machines

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