HELP. 'Firmware Problem' (Creative Zen 20

I have a zen 20gb and when I turn it on it comes up with a message saying 'Firmware Problem'. Ive tried resetting it but it just does the same thing.
What do I need to do to get it working?

I AM COMMANDO :robothappy:Hi,was wondering if anyone can help me,my mp3 zen 20gb?player after few years of use now starts up and says firmware problem after trying to rebuild library, i have got it into recovery mode,and downloaded the firmware from asia creative website, however when try to start the application, it asks what language,i have chose like 4 different languages,but everytime,nothing happens after click language,just goes off and back to desktop, when click alt cntrl delete,says program not responding,and i have to reset PC. Does anyone know where can get orignal firmware,or the new firmware that actually works for zen 20gb?cheers for help

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