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My zen touch has froze a couple of times but i just let battery run down and then recharge, everything fine, but this time when i unplugged from charger seems to be on (wee blue on button on lit) but nothing on screen no sound, nothing DEAD! Help! Will not turn play when connected to usb or mains either.

You don't need mains, but if reset doesn't work without the mains connected you should try it.
So for the moment just try resetting it. Try it a few times if it doesn't work. You could also try accessing the Rescue Mode which just means holding play down when you press reset, then keeping it held down until it boots into Rescue Mode.

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AJA629

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