Zen Micro 5 GB freezes at start up screen (says "Creativ

At the "Creative" sign on the screen, it freezes and nothing works, not even turning it off the conventional way. I have tried the disk cleanup, rebooting, totally draining the battery then charging again, reloading firmware, even reformatted the dri've, but i still get the same problem. I bought it in late May, so i don't know if warrenty will cover the problems i am experiencing. This freezing has happened to me before, but after a good battery draining and recharge, it worked fine. NOT ANY MORE!! Please help me! I can't li've without music.

My zen micro problem:
Brief Problem description :.When I put a battery in the Zen micro, it automaticly turn on andshow "hardware problem" and freezed.2. If I connect to power adapter, i it automaticly turn on and show"hardware problem" and freezed.3. If I connect to my computer via usb cable, my computer can not findthe player and the player do not turn on even I switch on. As long asI put the battery in it, it automaticly turn on and show "hardwareproblem" and freezed. My computer still can not find it. I'm sure thecomputer and usb cable is working because all of my other device isworking ( include mouse, keyboard, logitech web camera, canon digitalcamera, samsung 52MB mp3). I try to take off all of theother usb equipements and the zen micro still not work. I can not rewrite the firmware because the zen micro freezed at"hardware problem" and my computer can not find it.
Help!!!!!!

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