Zen Xtra 40gb probl

I have a 40gb zen xtra and when its charged or plugged into the charger and it trys to come on,the creative logo screen will flash up and then the EAX screen will come up then the players screen just goes off and repeats the process until the battery is dead or i unplug it. Anyone know how to fix this problem so i can use my mp3 player?

Shauna Mahana,
Have you try running Cleanup function from the player Rescue mode? It might help with the file transfer.
Jason

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