Malfunction after solder

Question

I have been searching online for hours and hours, and could find no solutions:?Last spring, my Zen Micro began having the "headphone jack problem." After finally becoming fed up with it, my dad found a guide showing how to solder and fix it. I had never really soldered before, but gave it a try anyhow. Initially I used too much sodder and connected the headphone jack lead to the USB jack lead, but later "de-soldered," fixing my error. The problem I'm experiencing is as follows:?The unit will turn on normally, and proceed to the screen with "creative" logo. It will load no further. The unit will load into Recovery Mode; however, when I select any of the st three options (Clean-Up, Format, or Reload Firmware) the unit will read "Formatting..." and stay that way until the battery is discharged. The unit will not be recognized at all when I plug it into the USB port. I have tried it on my PC running windows XP (sp2), my laptop running XP, and another laptop running windows 98. No recognition (no "new hardware found," no "ding," nothing). I cannot find any evidence of hard dri've failure. This situation looks grim, but is anyone out there familiar with this problem? I'd REALLY appreaciate any advice! Thanks!!

Answer 1

Tuomaaca wrote:
yes, I decided that because it was purchased January of 2006 (which is well over year ago), I'd go ahead and give it a try.
Prices have dropped for the ZM these days. It might be cheaper and more convenient to purchase a more modern model. The 6GB model costs $29 at DSE/Tandy.
Official repairs warranted through an end-user fault can cost an arm and a leg these days (especially in that effect that soldering it yourself has now categorised it as an end-user fault).Message Edited by Capt-Irrelevant on 09-0-20070:37 AM