Use a Zen Micro without the batt

hello, i would like to know if there is any way to use a zen micro without the battery inserted via usb cable, because i have a 6gb micro that i don't use, the battery died, and i would like to connect it to my amplifier, but all the micros i have came without the power adapter,wich would work. My computer's motherboard suplies power trhough usb even when the pc is off, so i woudn't even had to turn it on to hear music, but, unfortunely, micro's don't work without battery when plugged to the usb cord, right?. i like to know if i can tweak something in the micro to do this...please help me...

It remembers as long as it has power. This kind of thing has been discussed before, but not in this situation, but it's still the same....
If you unplug your Micro before it's gone into it's deep sleep slumber mode, then it will forget, and start back from it's LAST deep sleep mode. However, if you let it go into the deep sleep mode, then you can unplug it, and put your battery into it, and it will be at the same point it was when you just turned it off.
(by the way, not to thread jack, but this is my 50st post. Wow).

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