Usb connected but not showing up in my finder?

so i went out and got a samsung mp3 player (before anyone goes off..i've had FOUR ipods..three ipod minis and a nano..all have crapped out on me..and i'm not spending $300 for a new one just cuz it will work with my mac..screw that i could barely afford this $130 mp3 player with $70 in giftcards) ..and it's plugged into my usb..and its charging from my macbook...and the mp3 player says its connected..but i can't access it from my finder window..cuz it doesn't say it's there....anyway i can force it to show up? i would rather avoid having to use my roommates laptop to get music on it, just cuz thats a bit of a hassle. the software obviously won't install cuz its for xp/vista...but i did have an rca at one point that used the same music program(media player), and i could just drag and drop my music on to it..

You need to go to Samsung's support site and see if they have any software/drivers for OSX. If they don't I think you are out of luck.

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