ZEN SLEEK - mp3 player has fro

Hey there all
I got my zen sleek 2 days ago and its locked up solid. cant access menus, play, ff, rw, adjust volume. cant even switch the dang thing off. when i press a button the back light lights up.
it knows when the power adapter is plugged in, the battery icon flashes. when i plug it into my pc it knows something is there. but media explorer cant see it...
2 days and its fecked already. very expensi've flash light if you ask me...
any one have any ideas?
si

Try holding down the play button while using the recessed reset switch then select reboot
from the menu. The instuctions for the rescue mode are at the top section of the forum.
http://forums.creative.com/creativel...p&message.id=3
Detach the Zen player from your computer, and ensure that the Zen Sleek is turned off.
Connect the power supply to the player.
Hold down the Play/Pause button while inserting a paper clip into the Reset hole underneath your player, beside the data/power connector. Keep on holding the Play/Pause button while you release the Reset button. The Rescue Mode screen will then appear.
After the recovery mode has started, release the Play/Pause button </LI>
The player will display the following options:
Clean Up (Performs a disk scan on the players hard disk, it will not affect music files)
Format All (Formats the players hard disk - Note: all contents will be lost)
Reload Firmware (Reloads the Operating System on the Zen)
Reboot (Reboots the device). </LI>
Message Edited by robertc_9 on <SPAN class=date_text>0-4-2005 <SPAN class=time_text>0:58 PM
Message Edited by robertc_9 on 0-4-2005 0:58 PM

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