Zen Micro and using front

Hey everyone,
First off I'd like to say I love my zen micro (white) although I'm having one problem, luckily nothing like the battery problem most of you have been experiencing, I'm not sure if anyone else was experiencing this but problem is connecting my Zen micro to the front USB ports in the front of my computer. Whenever I connect it in the front I get an error from Windows saying its an unrecognized USB device. So the only way to have it recognized and work properly is by plugging it into the back of the system. It doesn't even work as a removable dri've.
Now I know most of your initial thoughts are gonna be "Your front USB is faulty" or something along those lines. I know for a fact that it works, I've attached a number of devices to it such as my phone, digi cam, scanner, controller and others without any problems whatsoever. So any advice or suggestions would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks
james

orangelmo,
I have the same issue as you. It works on the 4 rear USB ports but not any of the front 4. All other devices work great on the front 4 (ie. Canon Camera, Sony DV Camera, Sandisk USB storage dri've, Joystick, mouse, keyboard etc.)
However, I tried using a differnt USB cable that I had laying around. It is a Sony brand one and is slightly shorter in length. It is a little more robust feeling, though, compared to the Zen Micro flimsy one. Using the Sony cable, the Zen Micro functions correctly using the front USB ports. My guess is the longer length of cable somehow affects the output signal strength of the front USB ports creating some errors.
My recomendation is to try a better quality USB cable. Hope it works for you.

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and as part of the promotion currently running it would include an extra Battery.
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