Help me fix my Zen Micro please

Back in late 2005 I bought a 5GB Zen Micro, and it recently stopped working. Basically, it just stalls at the "Creative" logo when I turn it on. It starts up in recovery mode, and will still charge with a USB cable plugged in, but I can't get it to work. I've tried clean up, format, reboot and reload though the recovery menu, but the player just ends up stalling indefinitely, for hours on end. Before giving up, I was wondering whether anyone here could suggest a fix. I'd even be willing to open in up at this stage.
Thanks in advance.Message Edited by Protoman on 07-2-200704:44 PM

Could you be a little more specific? Are you wanting to use your PC to play music files stored on the Zen Micro? Or are you wanting to store data files on the Zen Micro?
BTW, this is a duplicate post, but there are no responses to the original one.Message Edited by RBBrittain on 08-5-2005 02:05 AM

Similar Messages

Creative zen micro please help me

ok heres the story. st time on my creative zen micro it said firmware problem...thanks to you guys and your help I got it fixed. now it says firmproblem again but when its says that it goes stright to recovery mode and when i connect it the firmware app does not reconize it and says please connect your player. I contacted creative but they said you neeed a recipt and if it said to KEEP RECIPT in big letter on the manual i would have kept it but that was about 9 months ago and they said they can't help. did i just waist $200 for nothing?
this is the 3rd time i posted bout this
NOW WHAT DO I DO? please please please help...
ps sorry for the bad grammer and spelling

I just received the same problem,how do I fix it's

Help Me, problems with my Zen Micro. (please see inside for scenar

I turned on my Zen Micro
then it is stucked at the CREATIVE LOGO
so I did the Recovery Mode
I chose Clean Up
So a window came out that says something like are you sure you want to clean up so I chose YES.
then a window came out that says "Scan Disk or Scanning Disk"
I thought that my problem is already over
but, Oh My God! I've already been waiting for like 8 hours and the window saying "Scan Disk" is still not finish. waaaaaa!
then I thought, probably Clean Up is not the solution
I tried Format All
then a window came out saying "Formatting"
What the! I did it like in the evening and I slept for like 0 hours to check in the morning, but still, it is still not finished.
What is this?
I also have a problem, my computer doesn't recognize my Zen, and just to double my bad luck I lost my warranty receipt.
Oh my Lord, please help me.

So -
I have received a message from support, stating that the player most certainly is irreparable - and instructions on how to return it to have it replaced.
It seems to me that the player harddisk is broken/damaged. This may be a result of using it while jogging/running... (in my view) It is dissapointing that the player can't handle this - which of course must be considered a fairly normal usage. I have experienced some skipping earlier, but never thought this would affect the player to such an extent.
Hopefully - this is not a fault that applies to every Zen Micro out there, although your posts may indicate that this may be an issue with several players.
regards,
BjOlav

Please Help me with my Zen Micro!!

Hi,
I've had my Zen Micro for about a month now and I was wondering if it is possible to read fils you put on your Zen like an IPod Mini!?!?!?!?!
Please Help!!!

Could you be a little more specific? Are you wanting to use your PC to play music files stored on the Zen Micro? Or are you wanting to store data files on the Zen Micro?
BTW, this is a duplicate post, but there are no responses to the original one.Message Edited by RBBrittain on 08-5-2005 02:05 AM

A way how to fix the Zen Micro head phone jack prob

Hi! I am one of the many people that purchased a Zen Micro MP3 player, I loved it until around 6 months of use, an audio shorting problem with the head phone jack, started to repeat it's self every time, that I would plug my head phone's into the Zen Micro head phone jack. After awhile, I was tired of this problem, so I just decided to never use it again, unless I could find out if the maker of the Zen Micro had a repair service. I noticed that some people had their Micro's replaced a few times under the warranty that is included with the player. I also noticed that some one created a way to fix this problem, but I wanted to see if I could find an easier way to fix the problem. Well I did end up finding an easier way to fix the problem, this is what I did.
Absolutely in all means I can't be held responsible / reliable for any unforseen thing / things, that you may or could, do to the Zen Micro, by following the instructions, which I provided. By trying what I did by following the instructions, which I provided you; you accept all responsibility to any thing / things, that may or could happen to the Zen Micro.
The Instructions:
I took a stapler pressed it down to get a used staple then I carefully inserted it in the outer part of the plastic head phone jack ring. Then I pressed the rest of the staple flat against the Zen micro. And Now I get great sound, it is at least better than, the way it was before I inserted the staple. I would suggest to always remove the staple. When you connect the Zen Micro to a computer, charging device, or any other device other than a pair of head phones. You understand that if you leave the staple inserted in the Zen Micro and don't remove it. While you have it connected to a computer, charging device, or any other device, or devices, even a pair of head phones, and some thing happens, you can't hold me responsible.
If you would like to see a photo of how it looks please reply to this message and just include your email address please. I will send it to you as soon as possible. The photo has 4 photos sized down to perfectly fit on one photo, so you can get a good idea of what it should look like.
Message Edited by theZenDude07 on 02-28-200707:45 PM

Thank you for the information, can I please have the photos so I dont destroy it entirely !. Take care,?Simon?(Dublin, Ireland)

HELP!! MY Zen Micros broken AG

ok I got impatient waiting for replies on the other post...
My zen micro screen has gone blank, but the music still plays, this is the second time it has broken in the 2 weeks i've had it!! please can some one tell me how to fix this as i dont want to have to change it again and lose all the songs i've put on it......again!

firstly the mods dont like ppl starting multiple threads. as was advised to patrickz42 he should return the player to creative to get it fixed, by RMA (not sure what it stands for). then see if they can fix it. have you tried starting the player in rescue mode to try see if the screen ever works? not get to impatient as there dont seam to be many mods on now, atleast you'd normally have a message by SSR so just hang in there, and dont be suprised if this thread is deleated.

My PC won't recognize Zen Micro- please h

I have Windows 98 on an older PC, and am planning on buying a new computer later this year. I received the Zen Micro as a Xmas gift but am just now getting around to loading songs onto it (so my free service is expired). It's supposed to be Windows 98 compatible but the MediaSource won't recognize the player. I downloaded WMP series 9, and it will sometimes not recognize the Micro at all, sometimes recognize it but freeze up when I choose the device, sometimes freeze up when I try to open the Music folder within the Micro, and about in 20 attempts it will recognize the device perfectly and transfer mp3's (after having to be continuously rebooted). I have used my Zen Micro on other computers with Windows XP with no problems at all. Short of shelving my player for 6 mos until I get a new computer with XP or Longhorn, does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for the suggestion. Although I didn't download new drivers, after speaking with the motherboard manufacturer I went and bought an external powered USB dri've. This didn't really help, so I tried buying a new USB PCI card. Now it works perfectly. I guess there's a problem with my old USB port. Anyway, the tip indirectly solved my problem so thanks.
-Adam

Help!!! Zen Micro problem

I have been having problems with my zen micro for i while now(with problems with audio etc and it switching itself on and off). Well today, i go to plug in my computer and the computer couldn't detect it, so i unplugged it to which on the screen it came up with "low battery". This didnt concern me until i went to charge my micro and now i cant even charge it. Yesterday i found by pressing a certain point on the back of my micro and could increase the volume and make the sound better or worse. I now get nothing from my zen micro as it just sits there doing nothing. I cant even turn it on.
Has anyone else had problems like this? Can anyone help me?

<FONT color=#0033ff size=4>Zen Micro
Ensure that the Zen Micro is turned off.
Remove the battery.
Move and hold the Power button to the Power On position and re-insert the battery to the Zen Micro. Hold the Power button until the rescue mode appears.
The following options will be displayed:
) Clean Up (Performs a disk scan on the players harddisk)
2) Format All (Formats the players harddisk - Note: all contents will be lost)
3) Reload OS (Reloads the Operating System on the Jukebox. Note: Reloading your OS, will not effect the contents of the files stored on your Zen Micro) Caution: Do not select this option until a firmware update has been downloaded onto the PC
4) Reboot (Reboots the device).PS Cat wrote this i just copied it from one of her links to help you.

Help, iv filled my zen micro

Hi i have a zen micro, currently still working well, touch wood!
any way iv managed to fill the micro and all my music is in mp3, i want to change it to wma but IM guessing this would be a mammoth task, is there any way i can change all my music to wma and still keep all my music on my zen? Also would all the tags disappear? That's happened once and that really annoyed me LOL what program can i use to change all my music to wma at once? plz help!

You might want to play with WMA a little first, and make sure you're not prejudicing yourself on quality. Note that WMA is a similar file size for the same given bit-rate as MP3, but at very low bit-rates e.g. 64 kbit/s you might get a better quality than MP3, albeit sacrificing a lot of sound quality in general.
Anyway, I believe Notmad Explorer has a function for automatically converting songs when you copy them to the player. Check at their site first though.

Creative Zen Micro - Please He

I bought a Creative Zen Micro in January 2005 in Singapore. For a while it worked great, but then it just went faulty. Whenever I would try to turn it on it would freeze at the CREATIVE screen. Then after a while, I managed to fix that problem but then when I turned it on every time it would have to re-build the library, and then when it was re-built it went to one of my songs, and no buttons could be pressed, so the song couldn't be changed, or even start/stop, the volume couldn't change - even though no song would play and I definitely couldn't get back to the menu. I have been searching my Zen Micro for the reset button but can't find it. I am in Australia and I was just wondering if these problems could be fixed.

I have the same problem with my zen it freezes at the screen i was wondering how you fixed the problem.

Fix for Zen micro photo freezing at start

This is to confirm what I read on a previous post. My micro photo had frozen at the start up, no keys worked and I had to take the battery out to turn off. I was waiting for an RMA and read on a post that the problem could be solved by lightly striking the unit on hard surface while in the on position, let me say, "THIS DOES WORK AND NO LOSS OF CONTENT!". The hard dri've unit seems to get stuck for different reasons, this can be confirmed by a soft clicking or buzzing coming from the unit while in the stuck position. The striking of the unit must jar the hard dri've back into position with no apparent loss of content. So before you re-format, re-install firmware or send the unit in for repair, try this, it worked for me.

THIS DOES WORK. when i first purchased my zen micro
i had dropped it and when i took out the battery
and put it back in, it froze at the creative screen
after paying fees and getting it fixed, there was
no problems for about a year. today it froze out
of nowhere during a song and once again
had frozen on the creative screen. after reading
this post (and also reading why NOT to do it) i decided
to just try it because i would have to replace it anyway.
so i turn the mp3 on, and lightly banged it on my desk
to my surprise it lit up and the screen said "rebuilding library"
and started playing. SO IT DOES WORK!

HELP ME WITH MY ZEN MICRO PHOTO

I don't know what happened exactly all that I know is the other night my friend was using my Zen and then this morning I went to turn it on and all that it won't start. It will say Creative and then just stay there. I charged it and it just won't do anything. What do I do!!! Please help me... :womansad:

I'm assuming you tried to get it in the rescue mode and reboot it from there? If not, try that. If that doesn't work you may need to reload the firmware or something along those lines. If you can't even get to the rescue mode then the hard dri've in your microphoto may have choked and it's time to return it or have it repaired if it's under warranty. Try contacting creative though first as they may have some other solution for you.
If you don't know how to get to the rescue mode on your microphoto, see the thread up at the top of the first page of the forum called "How do I access Rescue Mode/Recovery Mode on my player?"

HELP!! my Zen Micro isnt getting recognized by my

When I try to register my Micro, it says that it isn't connected. It also happens when I go into Media Explorer also. Any known fixes for this? Thanks...

I also cant update it with new firmware because its not being detected...

Help me with my Zen Micro plea

Hi i posted a request for help about an hour ago,im dissapointed no has helped me out yet!Please could some reply asap,many thanx Adam

Don't post a thread about another of your threads that hasn't got any replies. Especially after only a single hour, calm down and be patient. There are hundreds of people posting at the same time and someone will get to your topic, eventually.

Help! My creative zen micro won't turn on/charge/anythi

The last time I turned it on, it showed the CREATIVE logo and stayed like that until the battery died (It may have been around 2 hours or so...) but now it won't turn on, it won't show the blue lights when it's plugged in (and yes, it's plugged in properly) and I can't access it from my computer.
Please help!!

First thing to try is connecting to another PC. What's happened is the battery is flat, but I assume that it should recharge from flat even via USB.

Help me fix my Zen Micro please

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for