Strange beeping sou

Sometimes when I turn on my Zen Micro instead of booting up it freezes at the Creative opening screen and then starts beeping, it beeps in a kind of pattern, i dont quite know how to explain it. The only way I can get it to do anything though is by taking out the battery and then putting it back in, usually I have to go into rescue mode and then reboot from there then. If that works which it usually takes a few tries. I am very frustrated with this since it does it with no rhyme or reason. The beeping kind of is annoying too and that also makes me upset. Please help!!

Hey friends I was reading this troubleshooting description and it fits with my problem. My Zen micro hangs with the Creative Logo and that weird-kindof-periodic beep (like a 2/6's or 2/8's duration beep)
The very real problem for me is that my Zen Micro never works again!. I tried and i tried every one of the options in recovery mode (scan, format, firmware and reboot) but it also hangs when it tries to do any option. For example it hangs either at "Scanning disc" or "Erasing firmware" messages,
Please help me i'm desperate 'cause nothing seems to work, i li've in Mexico and it's not easy to find some Creative Lab's Lab for doing check on my Zen or part replacement. Sorry about my english.

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