Zen vsion M 30g computer sync and charge problem

My Zen vsion M was baught from creative refurbished. It was working fine but stopped. I couldn't connect it to my computer because it wouldn't recognize that it was plugged in. There fore my battery couldn't charge and eventually ran out. If i plug it into my computer it has a black screen with the beattery charging symbol in the corner and the blue light under the power button blinks. Although it is plugged in it won't charge. I have had it plugged in to try and charge it for over 2 hours but it built up no charge. On any random occasion the Zen turns on and functions like it normally would only while being plugged it but it only functions as the player portion. It doesnt sync or recognize that its plugged in. What can i do to fix it's

Huntr23 wrote:
My Zen vsion M was baught from creative refurbished. It was working fine but stopped. I couldn't connect it to my computer because it wouldn't recognize that it was plugged in. There fore my battery couldn't charge and eventually ran out. If i plug it into my computer it has a black screen with the beattery charging symbol in the corner and the blue light under the power button blinks. Although it is plugged in it won't charge. I have had it plugged in to try and charge it for over 2 hours but it built up no charge. On any random occasion the Zen turns on and functions like it normally would only while being plugged it but it only functions as the player portion. It doesnt sync or recognize that its plugged in. What can i do to fix it's
Are you still within the warranty ? If so send it back or buy a wall charger for it. The PSP (playstation portable) wall charger will work & is safe for the player using the Creative dongle .

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