Comments on: Creative Zen Vision W Teardown http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/ Specialization is for Insects. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:29:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Katrina Teodosio http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-50346 Katrina Teodosio Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:48:05 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-50346 This happened to me too last night! I don't know what to do. Now I downloaded the firmware and hopefully it will work. I have a 60GB memory and it's almost FULL. I can't risk losing all my movies and music cause I don't have any back ups! Please help... This happened to me too last night! I don’t know what to do. Now I downloaded the firmware and hopefully it will work. I have a 60GB memory and it’s almost FULL. I can’t risk losing all my movies and music cause I don’t have any back ups! Please help…

]]> By: T.C. http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-49688 T.C. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:54:39 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-49688 Hi, I'm running into problem disassembling my Zen W 30G. Two of the little screws seem to be stuck. I don't want to keep trying to aviod stripping the screwhead any further than it has. Any suggestions? Thanks. Hi,

I’m running into problem disassembling my Zen W 30G. Two of the little screws seem to be stuck. I don’t want to keep trying to aviod stripping the screwhead any further than it has.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

]]> By: amby http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-48592 amby Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:22:18 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-48592 i have a creatiive zen vision m it got tottaly out of charge when i was usin it now wen i plug it into tje laptop only the blue light flashes and nothing happens PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!!!!! AS FAST AS POSSIBLE i have a creatiive zen vision m it got tottaly out of charge when i was usin it now wen i plug it into tje laptop only the blue light flashes and nothing happens PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!!!!! AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

]]> By: Mike http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-48301 Mike Mon, 25 May 2009 11:09:30 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-48301 Hi, I need help in unplugging the zif socket from the harddisk. Thank you. Rgds, Mike Hi,

I need help in unplugging the zif socket from the harddisk. Thank you.

Rgds,
Mike

]]> By: Ömer http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-47170 Ömer Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:04:57 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-47170 I have a Creative Zen Vision 30 gb when i plug it into the PC it power swhich flashes blue rapidly when i unplug it and try to open blue light flashes again but nothing happens i tried the recovery mode but noting happened. what should i do next? Sincerely

Ömer KAYA

]]> By: MyIpodRuinedMyLife http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45715 MyIpodRuinedMyLife Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:27:19 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45715 Hi, i neeed help :D i got a creative zen, 30 gig.. i can't start it, or doing it on, reset won't help to.. if i plug it on my usb into my computer, there's a small blue light, but nothing responds, and it stays on black screen.. im hopeless, hope you can hellp me.. :'( Hi, i neeed help :D

i got a creative zen, 30 gig..
i can’t start it, or doing it on, reset won’t help to..
if i plug it on my usb into my computer, there’s a small blue light,

but nothing responds, and it stays on black screen..

im hopeless, hope you can hellp me.. :’(

]]> By: istian69 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45486 istian69 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:36:25 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45486 hi i have a 30gb zen w and the hard disk broke so im planning to get the toshiba 120gb 1.8" zif hard drive, i wonder if its gonna fit my zen w because the 30gb hard drive is .5mm thick and the 120gb is .8mm thick. is there anyway i could fit that? hi i have a 30gb zen w and the hard disk broke so im planning to get the toshiba 120gb 1.8″ zif hard drive, i wonder if its gonna fit my zen w because the 30gb hard drive is .5mm thick and the 120gb is .8mm thick. is there anyway i could fit that?

]]> By: 5pares http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45282 5pares Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:03:12 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45282 hello there, its written in your post that there is still no upgrade path for the 60g version. do you have one now? i have a 60g version and it stopped working, hard disk problem. can the 100g toshiba fit in the 60g player? thanks. hello there, its written in your post that there is still no upgrade path for the 60g version. do you have one now? i have a 60g version and it stopped working, hard disk problem. can the 100g toshiba fit in the 60g player? thanks.

]]> By: Kelley http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45200 Kelley Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:17:53 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-45200 My zen vision no longer will connect to my computer, when i plug it in to the usb port it just turns it on. It wont even charge it that way anymore My computer wont recognise it. HELP????? My zen vision no longer will connect to my computer, when i plug it in to the usb port it just turns it on. It wont even charge it that way anymore

My computer wont recognise it. HELP?????

]]> By: darshan http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-43595 darshan Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:33:47 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-43595 hi ...same problem i m facing with my zen w..don't know what to do. if you have any sollution .mail me on my id. hi …same problem i m facing with my zen w..don’t know what to do. if you have any sollution .mail me on my id.

]]> By: omar http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-42396 omar Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:57:10 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-42396 i had the same problem like this i did as u suggested booting and reloading firmware it reloads it then restarts but nothing still happen my zen got spiked i think by a massive electrical power surge from a amps i plugged into it so u know what the possible problem could be the only thing on it when i let it start up straight is a plain "litten" screen with nothing on it i had the same problem like this i did as u suggested booting and reloading firmware it reloads it then restarts but nothing still happen my zen got spiked i think by a massive electrical power surge from a amps i plugged into it so u know what the possible problem could be the only thing on it when i let it start up straight is a plain “litten” screen with nothing on it

]]> By: Scott http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-41861 Scott Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:00:38 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-41861 Hi, I loaded the newest firmware on my zen vision 60 gig and I didn't have my music backed up and now I have nothing on my player. Is there any way to recover the data? I still have all the songs, but I had gone it and put all the music into genres and spent a long time making sure everything was labeled correctly and now I am back to square one. Thanks!!! Hi,
I loaded the newest firmware on my zen vision 60 gig and I didn’t have my music backed up and now I have nothing on my player. Is there any way to recover the data? I still have all the songs, but I had gone it and put all the music into genres and spent a long time making sure everything was labeled correctly and now I am back to square one. Thanks!!!

]]> By: darshan http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-41618 darshan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:20:52 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-41618 Hi .i have a same promblem with m zen vision w... don't know what to do. it only show blue light inside power button but did not start.reply me as soon as posible.thanx in advance. Hi .i have a same promblem with m zen vision w… don’t know what to do. it only show blue light inside power button but did not start.reply me as soon as posible.thanx in advance.

]]> By: sigsix http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-39860 sigsix Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:11:15 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-39860 WTF>>> Can't used Advanced info/browsing from SD card!?!?!? Browsing and playing from your memory card 1. In the main menu, select Memory Card. 2. Select Browse. 3. Select a file or folder to begin browsing, OR press to play files automatically. Note * As the SD card is accessed as a removable drive, advanced features of the player such as; playlists, searching by artist, album, etc., will not be available. If you would like to use the advanced features of your player, you will need to use your PC to transfer the SD content to your player's internal memory. WTF>>> Can’t used Advanced info/browsing from SD card!?!?!?

Browsing and playing from your memory card

1. In the main menu, select Memory Card.
2. Select Browse.
3. Select a file or folder to begin browsing, OR press to play files automatically.

Note

* As the SD card is accessed as a removable drive, advanced features of the player such as; playlists, searching by artist, album, etc., will not be available. If you would like to use the advanced features of your player, you will need to use your PC to transfer the SD content to your player’s internal memory.

]]> By: sam http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-39279 sam Sat, 31 May 2008 18:38:20 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-39279 Hi this is kinda weird !! my little brother sticked a Nokia charger inside the headset port (since he assumed that it fits there :\) so i had 2 ICs burned inside !! right behind the port (yellow colored) so i had them changed i started my zen !! it worked very well ! i entered the recovery mode (by using the battery thing) formated the hard drive and it formated verywell then erased the old firmware and connected the zen to my pc the upgraded the firmware and the zen rebooted after finish !! but the peoblem is i see the "Creative" logo and the "ZEN" logo when it start my zen but then i see NOTHING only a black screen what do you think the problem is ?! please help Hi this is kinda weird !! my little brother sticked a Nokia charger inside the headset port (since he assumed that it fits there :\) so i had 2 ICs burned inside !! right behind the port (yellow colored) so i had them changed i started my zen !! it worked very well ! i entered the recovery mode (by using the battery thing) formated the hard drive and it formated verywell then erased the old firmware and connected the zen to my pc the upgraded the firmware and the zen rebooted after finish !! but the peoblem is i see the “Creative” logo and the “ZEN” logo when it start my zen but then i see NOTHING only a black screen

what do you think the problem is ?! please help

]]> By: Basim http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-38943 Basim Sat, 24 May 2008 21:41:20 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-38943 hi there... have a problem with my friends creative zen vision w...the player doesnt not start..only showz the blue light next to the power. went to repair it and they told me that the ic had burned i.e, the power ..my friend had put wrong voltage charger which caused the problem..so would like to know what is part no for the ic of the zen vision w as without it i cannot get it repaired..pls help me urgently as i have been searching a solution for this problem...thanks and awaiting ur reply soon! hi there…
have a problem with my friends creative zen vision w…the player doesnt not start..only showz the blue light next to the power. went to repair it and they told me that the ic had burned i.e, the power ..my friend had put wrong voltage charger which caused the problem..so would like to know what is part no for the ic of the zen vision w as without it i cannot get it repaired..pls help me urgently as i have been searching a solution for this problem…thanks and awaiting ur reply soon!

]]> By: Rachel http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-38709 Rachel Thu, 15 May 2008 09:55:24 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-38709 I dropped mine... Now when I turn it on it comes up with Recovery Mode and it says Clean Up, Format All, Reload Firmware or Reboot. I made it reboot but it changed nothing. And I tried clean up and it said scanning disk...and nothing happened...it stayed that way for 12 hours til i turned it off again. I tried the others but it says Harddisk problem! and can't do them HELPPP also I've lost the disk =[ I dropped mine…

Now when I turn it on it comes up with Recovery Mode and it says Clean Up, Format All, Reload Firmware or Reboot.
I made it reboot but it changed nothing. And I tried clean up and it said scanning disk…and nothing happened…it stayed that way for 12 hours til i turned it off again.
I tried the others but it says Harddisk problem! and can’t do them
HELPPP also I’ve lost the disk =[

]]> By: Arvin http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37615 Arvin Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:35:54 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37615 Hi. I just bought the Creative Zen Vision W 60 GB version. Will I be able to install a Toshiba 100 GB harddrive on the 60 GB version ? Hi. I just bought the Creative Zen Vision W 60 GB version. Will I be able to install a Toshiba 100 GB harddrive on the 60 GB version ?

]]> By: Jerod Kirby http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37076 Jerod Kirby Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:09:54 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37076 I have a 30 gb Zen W and wanted to know if there is anyway to move the music folder to a computer. My hard drive in my computer crashed with all of my music so I am trying to see if I can restore some of that music by moving the music from my zen to the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks! I have a 30 gb Zen W and wanted to know if there is anyway to move the music folder to a computer. My hard drive in my computer crashed with all of my music so I am trying to see if I can restore some of that music by moving the music from my zen to the computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

]]> By: James http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37022 James Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:55:43 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/2007/01/08/creative-zen-vision-w-teardown/#comment-37022 you should boot it into recovery mode by taking out the battery, hold the power switch and put the battery back in while holding the power switch. format all, and then reload firmware. please note you will lose all of your music stored on your zen so you will have to sync it back with your computer once you reload the firmware you should boot it into recovery mode by taking out the battery, hold the power switch and put the battery back in while holding the power switch. format all, and then reload firmware. please note you will lose all of your music stored on your zen so you will have to sync it back with your computer once you reload the firmware

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