Zen xtra 60gb creative player, do creative still make th

do creative still actually sell this player anymore or have they actually discontinued making them as i'm looking to buy another one as the previous one has gotten wet accidently by a friend and is now completely useless, cheers shane.

I formatted the Zen Xtra, and have been replacing the tracks that I transferred to my PC Music Library.
BUT: Now it's doing the exact same thing ("Unable to create file" blah blah), after transferring about 500 tracks.
Creative's customer service has nothing to offer besides "try another USB port." And the fact that they use form letters to respond to this stuff is pretty obvious, in that the responses don't address my statement that I have already been told this, and done it, and have by now run out of USB ports to "try."
So now I have about 5% of the songs I had on the player before formatting, and it doesn't seem to have corrected the problem. I'll give it another shot, but MAN do I wish there was an update of MediaSource and the firmware [sorry for going "off-topic"] because this is ridiculous. I've got half a mind (well, a quarter) to take a hammer to the Nomad, get a refund through RepairMaster, and buy another brand of mp3 player.
In the meantime, I'll AGAIN restart my computer, reload MediaSource, and see if it doesn't crash within an hour, like usual.
AUGH!

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Creative Juke box Zen xtra 60gb - power jack fail

Hi guys,
I wonder if there is anyone out there that could help me
I got a Creative Jukexo zen xtra 60gb, and the
power jack is now stuck the power supply. You know the bit of metal that sticks upright and is dead centre. in the Power jack housing on the player, well that bit of metal is stuck in the end of the plug that goes directly into it.
Has anyone experienced this problem, and would anyone know what to do if their warrenty is expired, i mean can i pay to have it fixed?
Thanks a lot you guys.
Ben
(England)

bpjones wrote:
Hi guys,
I wonder if there is anyone out there that could help me
I got a Creative Jukexo zen xtra 60gb, and the
power jack is now stuck the power supply. You know the bit of metal that sticks upright and is dead centre. in the Power jack housing on the player, well that bit of metal is stuck in the end of the plug that goes directly into it.
Has anyone experienced this problem, and would anyone know what to do if their warrenty is expired, i mean can i pay to have it fixed?
Thanks a lot you guys.
Ben
(England)
You mean the center pin, inside the players socket? If this has come off/snapped you are a bit stuck for recharging the player via the AC adapter. You say that the Male plug (from the adapter) has the pin stuck in it's If it has then you need to contact Creative, If your player is still in warrentey you should be able to claim off it, especially if "it just broke"...
Contact them anyway and see what they can do, you cant repair the problem yourself without taking the player apart and replacing the entire socket. And you dont particually want to do that.
Tell me, did the pin just snap off, or did it come off another way?

Zen Xtra 60GB error c

I have problem with creative zen xtra 60GB. i cannot copy music and data from and to player. i try everything what i could. I try clean up, reload os, update even format all. Nothing helped i still cannot copy. Please help me

Has this ever worked on this PC?
Have you updated to the latest drivers, firmware and software from Nomadworld.com downloads?

Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB not playing correctly anymore, help!!

Thanks. I keep getting directed to that knowledge base page, but it is not addressing my problem. My computer immediately tells me that the device has "malfunctioned" and the computer does not recognize it. I only have the usb cord that came with the zen, so I don't have another one to try. I love my zen and have staunchly defended it over the years vs. an i-pod. However, this is my 2nd onI've had my Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB for over 5+ years. It has worked great, with minimal problems. I had a firmware update issue quite a while back. I'm not sure how to resolve this problem. Here is the situation:
Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB is fully charged and ready to use.
I tried loading a set playlist but it won't load. So I tried another, and it doesn't load. Not sure what to do, I go to the menu. This time I choose an artist/band. The music loads, but it doesn't play. I try again, then it starts to play. So I load a few other artists that way. It seems like I had a issue to work out later. Being away from my computer that was going to have to wait. After some time the Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB started to start N stop diferent songs. A few times it froze while playing a song. Then would unfreeze to play another, then suddenly start playing the previous one. After about 0-5 minutes of this I decided I had enough. So I planned to empty the playlist, and turn it off. It took me atleast three attempts to empty the playlist and turn it off.
Are these problems fixable What are they hardware or software
Would an OS or firmware update fix these problems Is my Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB hard dri've going Can I get a replacement Or do I need to buy a new player
Please help me get my player working. I really like this model, I'd hate to have to replace it.
in 5 years. (The first one fried itself, but fortunately was still under warrantly.) Sadly, I, too, am considering moving on. I onlyreceived generic help fromthe Creative SupportTeam (who ultimately told me my zen is "unrepairable" when their one-size-fits-all solutions didn't work).Since there seems to be an overwhelming # of people experiencing similar problems, maybe the time is right to make the change, especially since an iPod classic 60 GB (7th Generation) is quite affordable these days.
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Formatting will erase all the files on the player,Cleanup scans the disc & corrects file system errors,broken links (from when you delete things)ect. but does NOT repair bad sectors,Reboot then rebuilds the file system. I'd do the Cleanup>Reboot first to see if that solves the problem.here you will find how to open the player to see what dri've is in there. You can then search Ebay or Google the model number to find another one.

Zen Xtra 60gb (Clean Up Disk ta

I followed the directions of a "Clean Disk" up on my zen xtra 60gb and its currently scanning but its up to 3600%, yes 3600% and still going, i was under the impression that this task would take a few minutes, its going on 30 mins now and still going, any idea what the duration of this task is? any suggestions on what to do?
Thanks,
Ash

According to the webpage(whose url is given below), any disc clean up should not take more than 30 min.. If it takes longer, you'd have to contact customer support.. http://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?=2475 see 2. hot topics- tag based player in the above mentioned pagehttp://forums.creative.com/showthread.php?=2475

ZEN XTRA 60GB DISPLAY CRAC

I have a cracked display on the ZEN XTRA 60GB and would like to know if the parts (display/motherboard) from lower memory ZENs are compatible? Also, can the display and/or mother board (to which the display is mounted) be purchased for the repair to be done locally? WIth a estimated $40 diagnostic and an $8.00 part from Creative Tech Services, I'm looking for options. The unit is fully functional other than the display crystal layer being cracked. The unit is out of warranty.

The Xtra has a specific sized display, hence you can only use the display from another Xtra. The idea of transplanting a display sounds a little unlikely to be honest, you would really need to transplant a mainboard, and even that will be extremely difficult to find.
You could try and find a unit with a broken hard disk for sale on eBay, at your own risk of course.

Zen Xtra won't appear in Creative MediaSource Organi

I've been using my 30 GB Jukebox for a couple years w/ no real problems except that I remember there being a problem w/ a USB port & I had to change something so that the Creative MediaSource Organizer software could recognize the mp3 player. Now I've bought a 60 GB Zen Xtra (same player, x2) & am having the same problem. I've upgraded everything & hate the new interface for transfering files... most of the time the program just freezes. I'd like to be able to use the same Creative software I was using before, but it doesn't recognize the new device. If anyone knows what I'm talking about or how I can fix it, I'd rather not have to call?Customer Service?again for $3.

I'm just giving this topic a bump. I've upgraded to Creative MediaSource Organizer v 3.30.2, but it won't recognize either of my mp3 players when I plug them in. I'm able to use the Zen Xtra Media Explorer, but?most of the time it just freezes up. I'd like to be able to use the software I'm familiar w/, so if anyone could help me out I'd appreciate it. I seem to remember having a similar problem when I first purchased my 30 GB Zen Xtra.

Zen Xtra FW 1.x and Creative driver 2.x compatibil

I have problems with my Zen Xtra (with version .0 firmware) when I update the Creative driver to the latest 2.0.00 version. When I use Notmad Explorer to copy or play files on the Zen, I get "Creative driver could not read the file, it may be corrupted, try reripping from the CD" errors.
When I reinstall the .30.03 driver things work fine again. Does the 2.x Creative driver only work with the 2.x firmware?
-Tnx, mincus

=Re: SB X-Fi Series driver 2.20.000 - Forte v. (08/06/2009)?
BigHead303 wrote:
Does anyone know driver date on these?
This help?
Release information:
Driver Name: Forte Driver version .<
File Name: Forte_-.zip<
Download Size: 22 Mb Zipped file<
Release Date: 07/28/2009<
http://www.auzensupport.com/site/download/updates.php#
Edit: Just installed and everything seems to be working just fine. amirali_esh no problems with the EQ here. I installed these thesame as you, over top of the Support Pack 2.0.
P.S. Another mirror for those that don't like RS,
http://www.filefront.com/4220507/SBX..._20_000_v_.exeMessage Edited by stormy3 on 08-07-2009 04:06 PM

Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 30GB mp3 player - Windows Vista

I no longer have the disc that came with my player and can't seem to find drivers to get my PC to recognize the player. Downloads seem to be for older operating systems maybe because the player is so old. When I try to downlod them I get errors. Not sure if I have the right drivers. Can anyone find them? Model # DAP-HDOO

I'm trying to find a way to make sure my Zen still works if I upgrade my OS to W7 (I've got the 60Gb version). You don't say which OS you are using, but I think it is relevant. Everyone seems to have a problem with Vista, and I've only found one place where they said they can get it to work with W7, using Compatibility Mode.
There is also a lot of stuff about a conflict with Windows Media Player v. I don't know if that was ever resolved, but people were advised to roll WMP back to v0.
Creative have pulled the plug on support for these machines, although you can still get the latest firmware from there. I'm reluctant to try it in case my machine crashes halfway through.
This is the text of the posting I found about W7. Good luck!
Creative Zen Xtra
Microsoft have certainly made the compatibility mode powerful in Windows 7!
I could only get basic use from my Zen Xtra in Vista, using Real Media Player
to play tracks from the Zen Xtra, but in Windows 7 it works flawlessly.
Basically the driver for the Zen Xtra is incompatible with Windows 7. However,
if you download the XP driver and right click the installation file and select
the Troubleshoot Compatibility heading and use the recommended settings to
install the driver, then install the Creative Mediascource 5 for Vista, then
the plugin for the Zen Xtra for Mediascource (both install without compatibility
mode), you will get a warning that the driver is incompatible but ignore this and
restart the computer. I then started Mediascource software, noticed the Zen
Xtra listed, clicked on 'Playlist', and it loaded, no problem! Playback, no
problems, transfer to player, no problems!
I am NOT using the 'Play 4 Sure' firmware update either!
Also for those with the Audigy 2 or 4 sound cards, Creative have issued a
beta driver for Windows 7, I am using this without the previous distortion
that the default Windows driver gives. Everything is cool! This was my main
reason for not replacing XP as my main OS.

Nomad Zen Xtra 60gb

Hi,
I have a very old mp3 player but I don't want to change/upgrade it as I'm happy with it. However, I have a new netbook which has windows 7 starter and when I connect my mp3 player to the netbook, it doesn't recognise. I can't find where I can install the creative drivers/creative mediasource so I can use my zen xtra on my netbook. Actually all I'm wanting to do, is to transfer my tracks from my player to the netbook hard dri've. This will then save me carrying around the hefty mp3 player and my music would be stored all in my netbook. The netbook has no creative installed in it - do you know if I can install something that would make this work.
Thanks.
Martine

Hey Martine,
martine wrote:
Hi,
I have a very old mp3 player but I don't want to change/upgrade it as I'm happy with it. However, I have a new netbook which has windows 7 starter and when I connect my mp3 player to the netbook, it doesn't recognise. I can't find where I can install the creative drivers/creative mediasource so I can use my zen xtra on my netbook. Actually all I'm wanting to do, is to transfer my tracks from my player to the netbook hard dri've. This will then save me carrying around the hefty mp3 player and my music would be stored all in my netbook. The netbook has no creative installed in it - do you know if I can install something that would make this work.
Thanks.
Martine
Install the driver (ver.2.0.0) , MediaSource5(ver. 5.0.38), & the Nomad Jukebox Plug-in(ver.5.00.22) using compatiblity mode(right-click file choose Properties>Compatibilty>Xp then run the file) http://support.creative.com/download...ale=033&nPage= Attempting to update the firmware will erase all your music files & can not be done on a Win 7 OS. (Xp/SP2/WMP0 ONLY)
Regards,
coachop94

My Zen Xtra 40GB mp3 player was dead with no reason

I bought this mp3 player(Zen Xtra 40GB?last year, it worked brilliant for 3 months, after that, I went back to my country for 3 months, when I came back in Oct, I could only switch it on, and after welcome screen, it pop up an reset back stage list for just half sec, then turn to welcome screen again... I took it inside my house(I was using it as my in-car media center) decide to check it out. after few days, it just went dead. no matter press any bottom, or even charging, there is no signs at all... is there any of you have the same problem before? is there any solutions that I could self-repair it's?I am afraid it has ran out its warranty. Are there any third party resellers that are able?to repair it's or it has to be return to Creative support/repairing depot?also how much is it'sgonna charge me for repairing by Creative??Please help me... I love this Creative mp3 player, don't want it just dead like this!!

I dont know maybe your hard dri've died, Try if its possible to update the firmware or reformating to see if it fixes. If anything call Creative if you really like your player you can buy another one or get it fized. Sorry sucks to lose a good MP3 player. I also heard that you should have your device on HOLD to prevent damage I really dont understand why but maybe it will halpe you in the future

Missing Songs on Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra - 40GB. Player empty but space not 1

I have the Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 40GB.
Over the last couple of weeks I?ve been slowly ripping my CDs, using Creative MediaSource and then adding them to my Nomad player. Recently, I went to turn on my player and notice it saying ?rebuilding library?. I thought nothing of it. I then went to see how many songs and albums were on the player and from what I could tell it looked like a lot less than what I thought I had copied over. The songs were something like 3750 and the number of albums was something like 350, which was far less than what I thought it should be but was not 00% for sure. Total free space was something like 7800MB.
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Since nothing was working, I connected my Zen to my computer again and using the Creative MediaSource deleted all the songs on my Zen player. When I was done it is showing No. of Tracks: 0. Total Memory: 3833MB. Free Memory though is only 8659MB.
There is nothing on my Zen player that I can see. Even using Windows Explorer and Nomad Explorer, it is completely blank.
Someone help please. How do I get back my missing songs and/or reset the player? If at all possible I?d like to get the missing songs off the player since I don?t have those ripped songs on my computer and don?t feel like ripping all those songs again. What is going on?

PaulS7 wrote:
Thank you. I'm trying that now. I see that I can reload the OS (Firmware). Does anyone know where I can find out what the latest firmware is to see if I need to upgrade? How do I find out what the latest firmware is and where do I go to upgrade?
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Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB - power probl

I've got a Jukebox Zen Xtra 60 GB and, having tried everything else, I'm fairly certain the power adapter has failed. I can't seem to find reference to the model I've got (Creative Switching Adapter TESA3-050500) so that I can get a replacement. Has this been superceded? And if so, which one do I need to get?

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http://shopping.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ss_..._creative.html
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Need Opinion on Purchasing Zen Xtra 60GB

Fry's Electronics is selling the 60GB Zen Xtra for $249 with an extra $40 off with a rebate. However, they unfortunately don't offer an extended warranty plan, which is why I have not purchased one over the last several months.
Wal-Mart's website offers 2- and 3-year service plans for the 60GB Zen Xtra, but they are currently out of stock and I would have to wait for it to be mailed, plus, the price is $298 plus shipping and handling, plus $30-$40 for the service plan.
Should I take the risk for the low price? The Fry's deal is today and tomorrow only.
I haven't gotten one in the first place in part of the headphone jack problems, the slight gap between tracks, and also because I have not completely tagged my entire catalog properly, and I wouldn't want to waste my warranty time tagging all those files and once I finally get that done, my warranty is over and I have problems.
Does it seem worth it's
-Brett

Johnboy5562 wrote:
I bought mine from circuit city and did not buy the extended warranty plan it comes with 90 parts and labor and year on parts. I've really like mine and it hasn't given me any trouble and my dad like it so much i went and bought one for him for his birthday. as far as the head phone thing it's not with the zen xtra i haven't heard anything bad with for the zen xtra just that as of now it don't work with napster to go or yahoo music to go. it does work with them you just have to pay for the tracks.
ZEN XTRA 30 is what i have and i love it. this is my first mp3 player and it's great.
i say go for it..
I second that thought. The Xtra already comes with a 3 month/ year warrenty, and it doesn't have a headphone jack problem. It is a stable mp3 player. Go to Fry's and save the $40

Zen Xtra 60GB Replacement Fixe

Hi, my original Zen Xtra suffered the headphone jack fault, and I have just received a replacement from Creative (thanks a lot), and it has a couple of slightly different things on it which weren't on my other one. It also looks like there isn't any room for the headphone jack to move around - so could a Forum Mod please tell me if they have corrected the Zen Xtra's?
Thanks a lot

They definitely implemented a revised fix which included adding epoxy resin and a small piece of reinforcing plastic around the headphone jack. I can't guarantee that yours is a fixed one, but I think the chances that it is are very high.

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