Zen Vision:M doesnt charge, doesnt st

So, today I went to go turn on my zen vision m, and only the blue led at the top would flash.
So I figured I would plug it into my computer, and see if it would charge.
The blue led blinks, but I get no lightning bolt on the screen, no docked window, the screen stays black.
Ive tried resetting it, I've tried 2 computers, I have no AC adapter, my usb ports work.
Is my battery dead?Message Edited by PaulFehr on 08-8-200706:0 AM
EDIT: after half an hour of charging, it turned on.
Could this be because maybe the battery was so dead even with power it couldnt turn on?Message Edited by PaulFehr on 08-8-200706:09 AM
EDIT: another problem, after about 20 minutes of charging, I unplugged it, and when I plugged it back into the computer (30 seconds after unplugging it) now it doesnt go to dock, I get the battery icon with the lightning bolt.
Should I wait until its charged more, and then will it dock?Message Edited by PaulFehr on 08-8-200706:4 AM
Probably last EDIT:
OK, so now its working fine, and I hope I never run into these problems again.Message Edited by PaulFehr on 08-8-200706:34 AM

It took my Vision:M nearly a day to charge enough so that it even appeared to be charging... I was so worried but everything was fine, it needed time. I hope that's the only thing wrong. Does the battery icon have an overlay of a plug on it's If so, that sounds exactly like my problem.
Just keep charging it.

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