Zen Micro: USB Recharge w/o software install

Hi friends,
today I had the problem that I'd like to recharge my zen micro (.02.xx firmware) on an usb port of a computer, where the Creative software and drivers were not installed. It just didn't work. The Zen pretended to recharge, but after several hours the battery symbol still was empty, and when switching it on, it immediately complained about low battery and went off again. It was plugged into a powered hub, 500 mA per port. Any ideas whether the installation of the driver relates to the charging behaviour?
regards
Matthias

Matthiasr,
If the drivers on the system are not installed, the player will probably not charge very quickly. The drivers for the Zen Micro help to define the power level for the USB port (the amount of USB power allocated to the Zen Micro) and without the driver installed (or the MTP firmware being used with an MTP compatible computer) the proper amount may not be allocated (leading to very long charge times). Another way around this would be to shut the system down and connect the player then, the USB ports should still receive power. Without the system running it should receive a full allocation that should charge it.
Jeremy

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