Archos 204 hanging while booting - Archos 404 Digital Media Player

check your Keyboard i Think its keyboard beep

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Hi, I had the same problem, no booting but only blinking red LEDs. I noticed the harddisk wasn't making any sound that it was working. I changed the original power supply adaptor (12v) with one producing 15v output voltage. And it's working again.

Booting sorta but that requires special software.
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/To see if they have cracked the Archos

YOU MAY BE STORE MORE DATA. DUE TO THAT SOMETIME MEDIA PLAYER WILL HANG.OTHER YOU RESET UR ARCHOS.I THINK THAT MAY BE SOLVE THE PROBLEM

How to install firmware ..?(update)

Step 1. Download the firmware to your computer-->click HERE to download the update file When you download the update file, your browser may warn you that the file 'could be harmful'. This is normal because browsers are not familiar with files that have a .AOS extension and suspect that they could be malicious. These files are not harmful to your computer.

Step 2. Turn on your ARCHOS device and connect it to your computer with the USB cable

Step 3. On the ARCHOS, choose to connect and wait a few seconds for your device to be detected by the computer

Step 4. Copy and paste the downloaded firmware (.AOS file) to the ARCHOS device.

• Case 1: Your ARCHOS is detected by your computer as a Hard Drive (E: for example) in Windows® Explorer. Paste the update file directly onto the ARCHOS hard drive icon.
• Case 2: Your ARCHOS device is detected as a 'Mobile Device' in Windows® Explorer (not as a hard drive) and you see just two folders Data and Media when you open it. Paste the update file into the folder called Data.
• Case 3: Your ARCHOS device is detected as a 'Mobile Device' in Windows® Explorer (not as a hard drive) and you see Internal Hard Drive when you open it. Open this Internal Hard Drive icon and you will see the various ARCHOS folders inside (Video, Music, etc.). Paste the update file into this area but be careful not to paste it into any of the folders there.

Step 5. Disconnect the Device
Unplug the USB cable (for 'Mobile Device' connections) or use the "safe disconnect" green arrow icon (for Hard drive connection) in the system tray before unplugging the USB cable.

Step 6. On your ARCHOS device, click on "Update Firmware"
Click on the "tab" button to show the settings screen. Select the "System" icon and then click on the "Update Firmware" button. For the ARCHOS 104, 202, & 204, go to the settings and open the icon "System" where you can find the Update Firmware button.

i guess you may not have charge your archos .if problem still exist reply me i will provide latest updates

sell it it has done this on every single archos and every single one of my mates and me has had these problems

im having the same problem,people say reset it and put it into recovery mode (it tells you in the quick start guide) or that didnt work for me so im trying charging it up fully.  also mine makes a noise while trying to turn on, are you having this problem to?

my achos 504 hangs up when connected to the computer. and i've resetted it many a time by pressing the gold button under the battery next to the hard drive inside
i also would like to format my Archos