We order sandisk USB drives, my computer will see them, add them as a usable storage device (D:\) and I can add/remove/delete files from it. But when I try and make bootable task sequence media I am unable to select the drive. I choose the USB option but there is not a drive to choose from. I have gone through DISKPART and tried to reconfig it that way but still no go for the console.

Has anyone else seen this?

The problem here is that newer USB key drives are not recognized as removable devices anymore -- this is the result of new Win 8 requirements. At this time, there is no direct solution. The product team is aware.

I haven't explicitly tried to overcome this limitation but John's solution is a good place to start.

The problem here is that newer USB key drives are not recognized as removable devices anymore -- this is the result of new Win 8 requirements. At this time, there is no direct solution. The product team is aware.

I haven't explicitly tried to overcome this limitation but John's solution is a good place to

I "think" you can save the bootable media as an iso then use a free utlity to put the iso onto the

I always prefer doing the iso thing, it's faster to do multiple USB sticks that way.