MPTools are professional mass production (MP) utilities designed to repair and reflash USB flash drives that use FirstChip controllers. These tools are essential for fixing drives that appear as "No Media," show 0MB capacity, or cannot be formatted due to firmware corruption. Software Download Links The primary hub for these utilities is
The following sites are known repositories for these specific firmware tools: firstchip fc1178 fc1179 mptools v1052 link
: Corrects "fake" capacity drives (e.g., a 64GB drive that actually only holds 32GB) by resetting them to their true physical limit. Error Repair Go to "Capacity" tab
The FirstChip FC1178/FC1179 MPTools v1.0.5.2 (released 2022-06-01) is a specialized mass production and repair utility for USB flash drives using FirstChip controllers, specifically the FC1178, FC1179, and chipYC2019 variants. Core Utility Details Version: v1.0.5.2 (2022-06-01). Save your settings (OK button)
| Problem | Likely fix | |---------|-------------| | “Device not found” | Use newer version (v1053 or v1057) – FC1179 support improved later | | Stuck at “Pretest” | Check USB port (use USB 2.0, not 3.0 if possible) | | “Bad block too many” | Drive is physically dying – cannot fix | | Tool shows fake capacity | Uncheck “Optimize” and use “Full erase + original capacity” |
Both use MPTools (Mass Production Tools) – same executable usually supports both.
are specialized mass production software utilities designed to repair, format, and restore USB flash drives that use FirstChip controllers. Version
